Falavarjan

Falavarjan
Persian: فلاورجان
City
Falavarjan is located in Iran
Falavarjan
Falavarjan
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 32°33′21″N 51°30′38″E / 32.55583°N 51.51056°E / 32.55583; 51.51056
CountryIran
ProvinceIsfahan
CountyFalavarjan
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
37,704
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Falavarjan (Persian: فلاورجان) is a city in the Central District of Falavarjan County, Isfahan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.

Etymology

The ancient name of this city was Barze, which means the branch of a tree or cultivation. This name gradually changed to Varjan. During the Safavid period, and due to the construction of a bridge on the Zayandeh Rood river, Varjan was renamed Polavarjan and thence to Falavarjan.[citation needed]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 37,740 in 9,097 households. The following census in 2011 counted 38,310 people in 10,285 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 37,704 people in 10,928 households.

Transportation

The city is a part of Esfahan metropolitan area. For its public transit system, the city is served by Falavarjan County Municipalities Mass Transit Organization bus network.

Cultural centers

Islamic Azad University of Falavarjan, founded in 1984.

Notable people

See also

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Notes

  1. ↑ Also romanized as Falāvar Jān, Falāvarjān, and Felāvarjān; also known as Mollāvarjān, Pol-e Vargān, Pol-e Varqān, and Pul-i-Vargān

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (27 November 2024). "پل تاریخی ورگان, جعفرآباد [Vargan Historical Bridge, Jafarabad], Falavarjan, بخش مرکزی شهرستان فلاورجان [Central District of Falavarjan County], Falaverjan County, Isfahan Province, 84681-34558, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  2. ↑ "HG46+86M Falavarjan, Isfahan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  3. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان اصفهان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Isfahan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ↑ Falavarjan at GEOnet Names Server
  5. ↑ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369.6.21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان اصفهان به مرکزیت شهر اصفهان [‌‌Approval of the organization and hierarchy of subordination of the elements and units of the national divisions of Isfahan province with the center of Isfahan city]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 7CE85F3A-6CEE-4A59-9498-E435D7B5C890. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  6. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان اصفهان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Isfahan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان اصفهان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Isfahan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  8. ↑ Islamic Azad University of Falavarjan