Khenejin District

Coordinates: 34°46′12″N 49°34′58″E / 34.77000°N 49.58278°E / 34.77000; 49.58278
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Khenejin District
Persian: بخش خنجین
Khenejin District is located in Iran
Khenejin District
Khenejin District
Coordinates: 34°46′12″N 49°34′58″E / 34.77000°N 49.58278°E / 34.77000; 49.58278[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceMarkazi
CountyFarahan
CapitalKhenejin
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total12,757
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Khenejin District (Persian: بخش خنجین) is in Farahan County, Markazi province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Khenejin.[3]

After the 2006 National Census, Khenejin Rural District was separated from Komijan County and the former Farahan District was separated from Tafresh County in the establishment of Farahan County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with the city of Farmahin as its capital.[3]

The following census in 2011 counted 12,924 people in 3,842 households, by which time the rural district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Farahan County.[4] At the National Census in 2016, the district had 12,757 inhabitants in 4,059 households.[2]

After the census, the village of Talkh Ab was elevated to the status of a city.[5]

Khenejin District Population
Administrative Divisions 2011[4] 2016[2]
Khenejin RD 5,897 2,838
Talkh Ab RD 7,027 6,684
Khenejin (city) 3,235
Talkh Ab (city)1
Total 12,924 12,757
RD: Rural District
1Became a city after the 2016 census[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (30 August 2023). "Khenejin District (Farahan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 00. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (11 November 1388). "Approval letter of reforms and divisional changes in Markazi province". SOLH (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 00. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ^ a b Rouhani, Hojjat al-Islam (14 November 2017). "With the approval of the Board of Ministers, Talkh Ab village of Farahan County was recognized as Talkh Ab city". Young Journalists Club (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.