Hureh, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari

For the administrative division, see Hureh Rural District. For other places with a similar name, see Hureh.

Hureh
Persian: هوره
City
Hureh is located in Iran
Hureh
Hureh
Coordinates: 32°33′43″N 50°51′16″E / 32.56194°N 50.85444°E / 32.56194; 50.85444[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceChaharmahal and Bakhtiari
CountySaman
DistrictZayandehrud
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
2,548
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Hureh (Persian: هوره)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Zayandehrud District, Saman County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran.[4] It also serves as the administrative center for Hureh Rural District.[5]

Demographics

Ethnicity

The city is populated by Turkic people.[6]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Hureh's population was 2,829 in 794 households, when it was a village in Hureh Rural District of the former Saman District, Shahrekord County.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 2,629 people in 836 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 2,548 people in 814 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Saman County. The rural district was transferred to the new Zayandehrud District.[4] It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]

In 2019, Hureh was elevated to the status of a city.[9]

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Hūreh; also known as Hora[3]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (31 August 2024). "Hureh, Saman County" (Map). openstreetmap.org (OpenStreetMap) (in Persian). Retrieved 31 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. ^ Hureh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3067143" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (21 October 1391) [Approved 29 September 1391]. Letter of approval regarding national divisions in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Notification 200671/T47661H. Archived from the original on 10 January 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2023 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of Farabi Mobile Library.
  5. ^ Moussavi, Mirhossein (9 August 1391) [Approved 2 February 1366]. Creation and formation of eight rural districts including villages, farms and places in Shahrekord County under Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Notification 115404T817. Archived from the original on 28 November 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2024 – via Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
  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. ^ Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (27 December 2017). "The Minister of Interior agreed to convert Hureh village into a city". irna.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior. Archived from the original on 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024 – via Islamic Republic News Agency.


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