Sheykh Shaban
Persian: شيخ شبان
Village
Sheykh Shaban is located in Iran
Sheykh Shaban
Sheykh Shaban
Coordinates: 32°35′23″N 50°36′22″E / 32.58972°N 50.60611°E / 32.58972; 50.60611[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceChaharmahal and Bakhtiari
CountyBen
DistrictCentral
Rural DistrictHowmeh
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total2,683
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Sheykh Shaban (Persian: شيخ شبان, also Romanized as Sheykh Shabān)[3] is a village in, and the capital of, Howmeh Rural District of the Central District of Ben County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran.[4]

In 2013, Ben District was separated from Shahrekord County in the establishment of Ben County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with the city of Ben as its capital and only city at that time.[4]

At the 2006 census, its population was 2,689 in 666 households, when it was in Vardanjan Rural District of the former Ben District of Shahrekord County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 2,586 people in 732 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 2,683 people in 842 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Ben County.[4] It was the largest village in its rural district.[2]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (31 March 2023). "Sheykh Shaban, Ben County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 "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. ↑ Sheykh Shaban can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3084920" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. 1 2 3 Rahimi, Mohammad Reza. "Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 10 January 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 14. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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