Meydavud
Persian: ميداود
City
Meydavud is located in Iran
Meydavud
Meydavud
Coordinates: 31°22′27″N 49°49′03″E / 31.37417°N 49.81750°E / 31.37417; 49.81750[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceKhuzestan
CountyBagh-e Malek
DistrictMeydavud
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total3,513
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Meydavud (Persian: ميداود), formerly Meydavud-e Sofla (Persian: ميداودسفلي, also Romanized as Meydāvūd-e Soflá and Meidavood Sofla; also known as Mai Dāūd Pāīn, Meydāvūd-e Pā’īn, and Meydāvūd Pā’īn)[3] is a city in, and the capital of, Meydavud District of Bagh-e Malek County, Khuzestan province, Iran, and also serves as the administrative center for Meydavud Rural District.

At the 2006 census, its population was 2,331 in 468 households, as the village of Meydavud-e Sofla in Meydavud Rural District.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 3,590 people in 855 households,[5] by which time the village had been elevated to the status of a city and its name changed to Meydavud.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 3,513 people in 933 households.[2]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (26 July 2023). "Meydavud, Bagh-e Malek County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 06. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Meydavud-e Sofla can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3074802" 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. 06. 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. 06. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. ↑ Rahimi, Mohammadreza (19 May 1389). "The recognition of Meydavud-e Sofla, the capital of Meydavud District, from the functions of Bagh-e Malek County in Khuzestan province, as the city of Meydavud". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
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