Shakhen

Shakhen
Persian: شاخن
Village
The village of Shakhen
The village of Shakhen
Shakhen is located in Iran
Shakhen
Shakhen
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 33°21′38″N 59°32′16″E / 33.36056°N 59.53778°E / 33.36056; 59.53778
CountryIran
ProvinceSouth Khorasan
CountyBirjand
DistrictShakhenat
Rural DistrictShakhen
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
1,342
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Shakhen (Persian: شاخن) is a village in, and the capital of, Shakhen Rural District in Shakhenat District of Birjand County, South Khorasan province, Iran.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,468 in 397 households, when it was in the Central District. The following census in 2011 counted 1,226 people in 406 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,342 people in 422 households, the most populous in its rural district.

In 2021, the rural district was separated from the district in the formation of Shakhenat District.

See also

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Notes

  1. ↑ Also romanized as Shākhen; also known as Shākhīn

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (9 November 2024). "Shakhen, دهستان شاخن [Shakhen Rural District], Birjand County Central District, Birjand County, South Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  2. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان خراسان جنوبی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: South Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Shakhen at GEOnet Names Server
  4. ↑ Habibi, Hassan (30 July 1995) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1374.5.8 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. اصلاحات تقسیماتی در محدوده استان خراسان [‌Divisional reforms within Khorasan province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 1.4.42.11868. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  5. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان خراسان جنوبی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: South Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان خراسان جنوبی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: South Khorasan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. ↑ Jahangiri, Eshaq (5 May 2021) [مصوب (Approved) 1400,02,15 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصويب نامه در خصوص تقسيمات كشوري در شهرستان بيرجند استان خراسان جنوبي [‌Approval letter regarding national divisions in Birjand County, South Khorasan province]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 64866. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2026.