Shahin Shahr and Meymeh County

Shahin Shahr and Meymeh County (Persian: شهرستان شاهین‌شهر و میمه) is in Isfahan province in Iran. Its capital is the city of Shahin Shahr. The county was created from the division of Borkhar and Meymeh County into Borkhar County and Shahin Shahr and Meymeh County.[3]

For the city, see Shahin Shahr.

Shahin Shahr and Meymeh County
Persian: شهرستان شاهین‌شهر و میمه
County
Location of Shahin Shahr and Meymeh County in Isfahan province (center left, yellow)
Location of Shahin Shahr and Meymeh County in Isfahan province (center left, yellow)
Location of Isfahan province in Iran
Location of Isfahan province in Iran
Coordinates: 33°14′N 51°08′E[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceIsfahan
CapitalShahin Shahr
DistrictsCentral, Meymeh
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total234,667
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, the population of the Central District and Meymeh District within the predecessor county was 182,394 in 49,364 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 196,584 people in 58,162 households,[5] by which time the two districts had been separated from the county to form Shahin Shahr and Meymeh County.[3] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 234,667 in 73,981 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Shahin Shahr and Meymeh County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, four rural districts, and six cities.[2]

Shahin Shahr and Meymeh County Population1
Administrative Divisions2006[4]2011[5]2016[2]
Central District2160,903175,886211,606
Borkhar-e Gharbi Rural District11,5251,9651,956
Murcheh Khvort Rural District2,8762,2632,198
Gaz-e Borkhar (city)20,43221,99124,433
Gorgab (city)6,3599,690
Shahin Shahr (city)126,070143,308173,329
Meymeh District21,49120,69823,057
Vandadeh Rural District5,7566,3226,605
Zarkan Rural District5,3412,8953,017
Lay Bid (city)1,4731,832
Meymeh (city)5,7335,4495,651
Vazvan (city)4,6614,5595,952
Total182,394196,584234,667
1As a part of Borkhar and Meymeh County at the 2006 census
2Formerly the Central District of Borkhar and Meymeh County
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References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (22 June 2023). "Shahin Shahr and Meymeh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 10. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud (9 October 2014). "Approval letter of the ministers of the political-defense commission of the government delegation regarding some changes and divisions of the country in Isfahan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  4. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 10. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 10. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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