Mahmeleh

Coordinates: 27°46′51″N 53°03′28″E / 27.78083°N 53.05778°E / 27.78083; 53.05778
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Mahmeleh
Persian: محمله
City
Mahmeleh is located in Iran
Mahmeleh
Mahmeleh
Coordinates: 27°46′51″N 53°03′28″E / 27.78083°N 53.05778°E / 27.78083; 53.05778[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceFars
CountyKhonj
DistrictMahmeleh
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total612
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Mahmeleh (Persian: محمله)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Mahmeleh District of Khonj County, Fars province, Iran.[4] It also serves as the administrative center for Mahmeleh Rural District.[5]

At the 2006 census, its population was 537 in 126 households, when it was a village in Mahmeleh Rural District.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 560 people in 152 households.[7] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 612 people in 174 households.[2]

After the census, the village of Mahmeleh was elevated to the status of a city.[8]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Also Romanized as Maḩmeleh; also known as Makhmaleh, Mohīleh, and Mūhīmīleh[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (23 September 2023). "Mahmeleh, Khonj County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. Archived from the original (Excel) on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Mahmeleh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3073465" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Aref, Mohammad Reza (26 January 2005). "Divisional reforms in Fars province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  5. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (26 March 1365). "Creation and formation of 22 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Lar County under Fars province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  8. ^ Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (21 September 2017). "Notification of the approval of the Ministry of Interior regarding the conversion of Mahmeleh village, the center of Mahmeleh District of Khonj County, into a city". DOTIC (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2023.