Tashan District

Coordinates: 30°47′28″N 50°05′55″E / 30.79111°N 50.09861°E / 30.79111; 50.09861
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Tashan District
Persian: بخش تشان
Tashan District is located in Iran
Tashan District
Tashan District
Coordinates: 30°47′28″N 50°05′55″E / 30.79111°N 50.09861°E / 30.79111; 50.09861[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceKhuzestan
CountyBehbahan
CapitalTashan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total12,009
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Tashan District (Persian: بخش تشان) is in Behbahan County, Khuzestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Tashan (formerly Mashhad).[3][4]

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 13,829 in 2,855 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 13,312 people in 3,254 households.[6] At the latest census in 2016, the district had 12,009 inhabitants in 3,331 households.[2]

Tashan District Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[5] 2011[6] 2016[2]
Tashan-e Gharbi RD 4,173 4,153 3,353
Tashan-e Sharqi RD 9,656 9,159 4,375
Tashan (city)1 4,281
Total 13,829 13,312 12,009
RD: Rural District
1Mashhad village renamed Tashan after merger with other villages[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (27 July 2023). "Tashan District (Behbahan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 06. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Aref, Mohammad Reza. "Divisional reforms in Behbahan cities". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 25 November 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  4. ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammadreza (19 July 2013). "Carrying out reforms of country divisions in Khuzestan province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 06. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 06. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.