Bid Khun
Persian: بيدخون
City
Bid Khun is located in Iran
Bid Khun
Bid Khun
Coordinates: 27°28′45″N 52°40′05″E / 27.47917°N 52.66806°E / 27.47917; 52.66806[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceBushehr
CountyAsaluyeh
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total8,886
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Bid Khun (Persian: بيدخون, also Romanized as Bīd Khūn, Bīdakhun, and Bid Khoon)[3] is a city in the Central District of Asaluyeh County, Bushehr province, Iran.[4]

At the 2006 census, its population was 1,890 in 461 households, when it was a village in the former Asaluyeh District of Kangan County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 5,269 people in 1,305 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 8,886 people in 2,071 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Asaluyeh County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with the city of Asaluyeh as its capital.[7] It was the largest village in its rural district.[2] After the census, Bid Khun was elevated from village to city status.[4]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (29 March 2023). "Bid Khun, Asaluyeh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 18. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Bid Khun can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3056319" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. 1 2 "The government board's agreement with the development of Baharestan and Bid Khun villages". Fars News (in Persian). 18 July 1397. Archived from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 18. 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. 18. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. ↑ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (29 September 2013). "Approval letter regarding country divisions in Bushehr province". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 10 January 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
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