Khenejin

For the administrative divisions, see Khenejin District and Khenejin Rural District.

Khenejin
Persian: خنجين
City
Khenejin is located in Iran
Khenejin
Khenejin
Coordinates: 34°45′20″N 49°31′52″E / 34.75556°N 49.53111°E / 34.75556; 49.53111[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceMarkazi
CountyFarahan
DistrictKhenejin
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total3,235
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Khenejin (Persian: خنجين), also Romanized as Khenejīn, Khanājīn, Khānājin, Khanjīn, Khenjīn, Farahan , and Khon Jīn,[3] is a city in, and the capital of, Khenejin District of Farahan County, Markazi province, Iran.[4] It also serves as the administrative center for Khenejin Rural District.[5] The city is populated by Persians (though labelled as Tats) and Khalaji Turks.[6]

At the 2006 census, its population was 2,909 in 741 households, when it was a village in Khenejin Rural District of the Central District of Komijan County.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 2,745 people in 870 households,[8] by which time the rural district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Farahan County.[4] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 3,235 people in 1,041 households,[2] when the village had been elevated to the status of a city.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (30 August 2023). "Khenejin, Farahan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ Khenejin can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3071148" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (18 May 1366). "Creation and formation of 18 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Arak County under Markazi province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 15 December 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  6. ^ Chargoshe
  7. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 00. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (17 July 2013). "Carrying out national divisions in Markazi province". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.


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