Somghan

For the administrative division, see Somghan Rural District.

Somghan
Persian: سمغان
Village
Somghan is located in Iran
Somghan
Somghan
Coordinates: 29°52′37″N 51°39′56″E / 29.87694°N 51.66556°E / 29.87694; 51.66556[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceFars
CountyKuhchenar
DistrictCentral
Rural DistrictSomghan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
1,188
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Somghan (Persian: سمغان)[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Somghan Rural District of the Central District of Kuhchenar County, Fars province, Iran.[4] The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Malay-e Anbar.[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 2,128 in 414 households, when it was in the former Chenar Shahijan District of Kazerun County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 1,677 people in 447 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,188 people in 336 households.[2]

In 2018, the rural district was separated from the county in the establishment of Kuhchenar County and was transferred to the new Central District.[4]

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Samghān and Somghān; also known as Samqān[3]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (6 October 2024). "Somghan, Kuhchenar County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 6 October 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. ^ Somghan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3082147" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ a b Jahangiri, Ishaq (c. 2023) [Approved 7 October 1398]. Letter of approval regarding the national divisions of Kazerun County of Fars province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 194401. Archived from the original on 21 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
  5. ^ Davodi, Parviz (c. 2023) [Approved 25 October 1384]. Divisional changes and reforms in Fars province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 128649/42/4/1; Notification 58538/T26118H. Archived from the original on 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 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.


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