Veys

For the administrative divisions, see Veys District and Veys Rural District.

Veys
Persian: ويس
City
Veys is located in Iran
Veys
Veys
Coordinates: 31°29′10″N 48°52′29″E / 31.48611°N 48.87472°E / 31.48611; 48.87472[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceKhuzestan
CountyBavi
DistrictVeys
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
15,312
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Veys (Persian: ويس)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Veys District of Bavi County, Khuzestan province, Iran.[4] It also serves as the administrative center for Veys Rural District.[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 14,024 in 2,478 households, when it was in the former Bavi District of Ahvaz County).[6] The following census in 2011 counted 15,105 people in 3,919 households,[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Bavi County.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 15,312 people in 4,064 households. Veys was transferred to the new Veys District.[2]

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Vais and Wais[3]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (16 December 2024). "Veys, Bavi County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Khuzestan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Veys can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3088341" 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. 2022) [Approved 2 February 1366]. Creation and establishment of 11 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Ahvaz County under Khuzestan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 53/5/1/11517. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
  6. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Khuzestan 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): Khuzestan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.


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