Nirej
Persian: نيرج
Village
Nirej is located in Iran
Nirej
Nirej
Coordinates: 35°40′18″N 49°04′58″E / 35.67167°N 49.08278°E / 35.67167; 49.08278[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceQazvin
CountyAvaj
DistrictCentral
Rural DistrictKharaqan-e Gharbi
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total481
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Nirej (Persian: نيرج, also Romanized as Nīrej, Nayrej, Neyarīj, Nīārej, Nīārīj, Nīrej, and Nīrīj; also known as Nīrach and Tīzaj)[3] is a village in, and the capital of, Kharaqan-e Gharbi Rural District of the Central District of Avaj County, Qazvin province, Iran.[4]

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 151 in 43 households, when it was in the former Avaj District of Buin Zahra County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 788 people in 258 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 481 people in 183 households,[2] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Avaj County.[7]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (10 January 2024). "Nirej, Avaj County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 26. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Nirej can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3077042" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ↑ Mousavi, Mirhossein. "Creation and formation of 25 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Qazvin County under Zanjan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 26. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 26. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. ↑ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (14 October 1390). "Creation of Avaj County in the center of Avaj city in Qazvin province". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
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