Mazayjan (Persian: مزايجان)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Mazayjan District of Bavanat County, Fars province, Iran.[4] It also serves as the administrative center for Mazayjan Rural District.[5]

Mazayjan
Persian: مزايجان
City
Mazayjan is located in Iran
Mazayjan
Mazayjan
Coordinates: 30°17′36″N 53°48′09″E / 30.29333°N 53.80250°E / 30.29333; 53.80250[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceFars
CountyBavanat
DistrictMazayjan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total3,567
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

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Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 3,321 in 899 households, when it was a village in Mazayjan Rural District of the Central District.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 3,041 people in 927 households,[7] by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the formation of Mazayjan District.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 3,567 people in 1,193 households,[2] when the village of Mazayjan had been elevated to the status of a city.[8]

See also

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  Iran portal

Notes

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  1. ^ Also romanized as Mazāyjān; also known as Mazījān[3]

References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (30 September 2024). "Mazayjan, Bavanat County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Fars Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Mazayjan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3074432" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ a b "Four cities and two new counties will be created; with 20 changes in the map of national divisions". dolat.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. 19 June 2010. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2023 – via Secretariat of the Government Information Council.
  5. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (c. 2023) [Approved 4 October 1366]. Creation and establishment of 13 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Abadeh under Fars province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 11809.1 5.53. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
  6. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Fars Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Fars Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
  8. ^ Rahimi, Mohammadreza (13 January 2013). "Four new cities were added to the map of national divisions; with some changes in the geography map of two provinces". dolat.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 31 May 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2023 – via Secretariat of the Government Information Council.