Ben County

Ben County

Persian: شهرستان بن
Ben County Persian: شهرستان بن
County
	Location of Ben County in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province (top, green)
	Location of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province in Iran
	Coordinates: 32°33′N 50°40′E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari
Capital	Ben
Districts	Central, Sheyda
Population (2016)
• Total	28,326
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Ben County (Persian: شهرستان بن) is in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Ben.

At the 2006 census, the region's population (as Ben District of Shahrekord County) was 27,731 in 7,056 households.[2] The following census in 2011 counted 29,841 people in 8,509 households.[3] At the 2016 census, the population was 28,326, in 8,799 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county to form Ben County.[4]

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Ben County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, four rural districts, and two cities.[4]

Ben County Population¹
Administrative Divisions	2006[2]	2011[3]	2016[4]
Central District	22,713	24,648	23,624
Howmeh Rural District			3,194
Vardanjan Rural District	11,014	8,549	3,003
Ben (city)	11,699	11,775	12,971
Vardanjan (city)		4,324	4,456
Sheyda District	5,018	4,833	4,702
Sheyda Rural District			3,541
Zayandeh Rud-e Jonubi Rural District	5,018	4,833	1,161
Yan Cheshmeh (city)²
Total	27,731	29,481	28,326
¹As a part of Shahrekord County at the 2006 and 2011 censuses ²Became a city in 2019[5]

References

OpenStreetMap contributors (31 March 2023). "Ben County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 14. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 14. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 14. Archived from the original (Excel) on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
"The village of Yan Cheshmeh, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, became a city". Jamaran (in Persian). Jahanbakhsh Safari. 20 August 2019. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2023.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (31 March 2023). "Ben County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 31 March 2023.

[2006_census-2] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 14. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[2011_census-3] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 14. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[2016_census-4] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 14. Archived from the original (Excel) on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[Yan_Cheshmeh-5] "The village of Yan Cheshmeh, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, became a city". Jamaran (in Persian). Jahanbakhsh Safari. 20 August 2019. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2023.