Tashan, Khuzestan Explained
| Tashan |
| Native Name: | fa|تشان |
| Native Name Lang: | fa |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Khuzestan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Behbahan |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Tashan |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 4281 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Tashan (fa|تشان) is a city in, and the capital of, Tashan District of Behbahan County, Khuzestan province, Iran.[2] It also serves as the administrative center for Tashan-e Sharqi Rural District.[3] In July 2013, the village of Mashhad merged with the villages of Ablesh, Chahardahi-ye Asgar, Chahardahi-ye Sohrab, Deh-e Ebrahim, Kalgeh Zar, Masiri, Sarallah, Shahrak-e Taleqani, and Tall Kohneh to form the new city of Tashan.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the population (as the total of its constituent villages prior to the merger) was 4,608 in 961 households, when it was in Tashan-e Sharqi Rural District.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 4,550 people in 1,141 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population as 4,281 people in 1,159 households,[6] by which time Mashhad had merged with other villages and was elevated to the status of the city of Tashan.
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Tashan, Behbahan County . . 27 July 2023 . 27 July 2023 . fa.
- Web site: Divisional reforms in Behbahan cities . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center . https://web.archive.org/web/20111125033820/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/124085 . Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board . Aref . Mohammad Reza . 25 November 2011 . 28 January 2024.
- Web site: Creation and formation of six rural districts including villages, farms and places in Behbahan County under Khuzestan province . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center . https://web.archive.org/web/20140724000837/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/110069 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Mousavi . Mirhossein . 24 July 2014 . 2 February 1366 . 28 January 2024.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 06 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920093911/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/06.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 06 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230118191739/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Khuzestan.xls . 18 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 06 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201021081917/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_06.xlsx . Excel . 21 October 2020.
