Mazayjan
Persian: مزايجان
City
Mazayjan is located in Iran
Mazayjan
Mazayjan
Coordinates: 30°17′36″N 53°48′09″E / 30.29333°N 53.80250°E / 30.29333; 53.80250[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceFars
CountyBavanat
DistrictMazayjan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total3,567
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Mazayjan (Persian: مزايجان, also Romanized as Mazāyjān; also known as Mazījān)[3] is a city in, and the capital of, Mazayjan District of Bavanat County, Fars province, Iran,[4] and also serves as the administrative center for Mazayjan Rural District.[5]

At the 2006 census, its population was 3,321 in 899 households, when it was a village in Mazayjan Rural District of the Central District.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 3,041 people in 927 households,[7] by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the establishment of Mazayjan District.[8] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 3,567 people in 1,193 households,[2] when the village of Mazayjan had been elevated to the status of a city.[4]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (15 September 2023). "Mazayjan, Bavanat County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. Archived from the original (Excel) on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Mazayjan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3074432" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. 1 2 Rahimi, Mohammadreza (13 January 2013). "With some changes in the geography map of the two provinces: four new cities were added to the map of country divisions". DOLAT (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 31 May 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  5. ↑ Mousavi, Mirhossein. "Creation and establishment of 13 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Abadeh under Fars province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  8. ↑ "With 20 changes in the map of country divisions: Four cities and two new counties will be created". DOLAT (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. 19 June 2010. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
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