Meydan (Persian: ميدان)[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Mishkhas Rural District of Sivan District, Ilam County, Ilam province, Iran. The previous capital of the rural district was Jafarabad.[4]
Meydan
Persian: ميدان | |
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Village | |
  Meydan  Meydan | |
| Coordinates: 33°30′56″N 46°33′51″E / 33.51556°N 46.56417°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Ilam |
| County | Ilam |
| District | Sivan |
| Rural District | Mishkhas |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,046 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Demographics
editEthnicity
editThe village is populated by Kurds.[5]
Population
editAt the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 869 in 172 households, when it was in the Central District.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 848 people in 202 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,046 people in 312 households,[2] by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the establishment of Sivan District.[4]
See also
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Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (7 June 2023). "Meydan, Ilam County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 16. Archived from the original (Excel) on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Meydan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3793462" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ a b "Approval letter regarding the country divisions of Ilam province". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). 11 December 2013. Archived from the original on 23 August 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "Language distribution: Ilam Province". Iran Atlas. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 16. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 16. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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