Falavarjan
Persian: فلاورجان
City
Falavarjan is located in Iran
Falavarjan
Falavarjan
Coordinates: 32°33′21″N 51°30′38″E / 32.55583°N 51.51056°E / 32.55583; 51.51056[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceIsfahan
CountyFalavarjan
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total37,704
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Falavarjan (Persian: فلاورجان, also Romanized as Falāvarjān, Falāvar Jān, and Felāvarjān; also known as Pol-e Vargān, Pol-e Varqān, Pul-i-Vargān, and Mollāvarjān)[3] is a city in the Central District of Falavarjan County, Isfahan province, Iran, and serves as both capital of the county and of the district.

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 37,740 in 9,097 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 38,310 people in 10,285 households.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 37,704 people in 10,928 households.[2]

The ancient name of this city was Barze, which means the branch of a tree or cultivation. This name gradually changed to Varjan. During the Safavid period, and due to the construction of a bridge on the Zayandeh Rood river, Varjan was renamed Polavarjan and thence to Falavarjan.

The city is a part of Esfahan metropolitan area. For its public transit system, the city is served by Falavarjan County Municipalities Mass Transit Organization bus network.

Cultural centers

Islamic Azad University of Falavarjan, founded in 1984.[6]

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (12 June 2023). "Falavarjan, Falavarjan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 10. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Falavarjan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "6013414" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 10. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 10. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. ↑ Islamic Azad University of Falavarjan
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