Nirej

Village in Qazvin province, Iran

Village in Qazvin, Iran
Nirej
Persian: نيرج
Village
35°40′17″N 49°04′55″E / 35.67139°N 49.08194°E / 35.67139; 49.08194[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceQazvin
CountyAvaj
DistrictCentral
Rural DistrictKharaqan-e Gharbi
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total481
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Nirej (Persian: نيرج)[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Kharaqan-e Gharbi Rural District of the Central District of Avaj County, Qazvin province, Iran.[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population wa 151 in 43 households, when it was in the former Avaj District of Buin Zahra County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 788 people in 258 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 481 people in 183 households,[2] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Avaj County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District.[7]

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Nayrej, Nīārej, and Nīrej; also known as Neyarīj, Nīārīj, Nīrach, Nīrīj, and Tīzaj[3]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (14 September 2024). "Nirej, Avaj County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Qazvin Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Nirej can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3077042" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (11 April 1391) [Approved 10 April 1366]. Creation and formation of 25 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Qazvin County under Zanjan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Notification 206/T877. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
  5. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Qazvin Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Qazvin Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
  7. ^ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2021) [Approved 14 October 1390]. Creation of Avaj County in the center of Avaj city in Qazvin province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 62642/42/1/4/1. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2024 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.


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