Gujan

Goujan
Persian: گوجان
City
Goujan is located in Iran
Goujan
Goujan
Coordinates: 32°14′40″N 50°32′35″E / 32.24444°N 50.54306°E / 32.24444; 50.54306[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceChaharmahal and Bakhtiari
CountyFarsan
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
6,179
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Goujan (Persian: گوجان)[a] is a city in the Central District of Farsan County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran, serving as the administrative center for Mizdej-e Olya Rural District.[4] The rural district was previously administered from the city of Babaheydar.[5]

Demographics

Ethnicity

The city is populated by Lurs.[6]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Goujan's population was 5,468 in 1,289 households, when it was a village.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 5,881 people in 1,563 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population as 6,179 people in 1,780 households,[2] by which time the village had been elevated to the status of a city.[9]

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Goūjān; also known as Goūgūn, Goujūn, and Kūjān[3]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (29 August 2024). "Goujan, Farsan County" (Map). openstreetmap.org (OpenStreetMap) (in Persian). Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Goujan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3065087" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (6 September 2017) [Approved 9 April 2011]. "Arzuiyeh County was added to the map of national divisions, with some changes in the geography of the country". dolat.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 27 August 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2023 – via Secretariat of the Government Information Council.
  5. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (c. 2013) [Approved 2 February 1366]. Creation and formation of five rural districts including villages, farms and places in Farsan County under Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Notification 115944T8379. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2024 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users.
  6. ^ "Language distribution: Chahar Mahal va Bakhtiari Province". Iran Atlas. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  7. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari 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.
  8. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari 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.
  9. ^ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (12 October 2013) [Approved 19 July 1391]. Approval letter regarding country divisions in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Notification 202969/T47210K. Archived from the original on 31 March 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.


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