Saman
Persian: سامان
City
Saman is located in Iran
Saman
Saman
Coordinates: 32°27′00″N 50°54′39″E / 32.45000°N 50.91083°E / 32.45000; 50.91083[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceChaharmahal and Bakhtiari
CountySaman
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total14,192
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Saman (Persian: سامان, also Romanized as Sāmān)[3] is a city in, and the capital of, the Central District of Saman County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran, and also serves as capital of the county.[4] The city is populated by Turkic people with a Persian minority.[5]

At the 2006 census, its population was 14,777 in 3,961 households, when it was in the former Saman District of Shahrekord County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 15,327 people in 4,558 households.[7] The census in 2016 recorded a population of 14,192 people in 4,554 households,[2] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Saman County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Saman as its capital and only city.[4]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (2 April 2023). "Saman, Saman County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 14. Archived from the original (Excel) on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Saman, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3082112" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (29 September 2013). "Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province". Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of Farabi Mobile Library (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 10 January 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Language distribution: Chahar Mahal va Bakhtiari Province". Iran Atlas. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 14. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 14. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.


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