Pishva
Persian: پيشوا
City
The city of Pishva
The city of Pishva
Pishva is located in Iran
Pishva
Pishva
Coordinates: 35°18′24″N 51°43′14″E / 35.30667°N 51.72056°E / 35.30667; 51.72056[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceTehran
CountyPishva
DistrictCentral
Elevation
937 m (3,074 ft)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total59,184
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Historical Population of Pishva
YearPop.±%
198617,283—    
199629,884+72.9%
200641,450+38.7%
201147,253+14.0%
201659,184+25.2%
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Pishva (Persian: پيشوا, also Romanized as Pīshvā, Pīchvā, and Pīshvah; also known as Emāmzādeh Ja‘far and Pīshyān)[3] is a city in the Central District of Pishva County, Tehran province, Iran, and serves as capital of both the county and the district.[4]

At the 2006 census, its population was 41,480 in 10,734 households, when it was in the former Pishva District of Varamin County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 47,253 people in 13,352 households,[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Pishva County, with Pishva as its capital.[4] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 59,184 people in 18,054 households.[2]

The older names of the city were Samenat and later Emamzadeh-Ja'far. The residents of Pishva are mainly Persian-speaking Shias and are predominantly descendants of the original residents of the Tehran and Ray area. Members of the Joneidi clan are the most prominent residents of the city. In Persian the word Pishva means Imam and leader and refers to the mausoleum of Imamzadeh Ja'far, who is considered the son of the seventh Shi'ite Imam, Imam Mousa Al-Kazim.

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (15 March 2023). "City, Pishva County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 23. Archived from the original (Excel) on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Pishva can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3078421" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammadreza (27 November 2010). "By creating six changes in the geography of Tehran province: Pishva County was added to the map of country divisions". DOLAT (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 1 August 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 23. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 23. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.


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