Birahgan

Birahgan
Persian: بيراهگان
Village
Birahgan is located in Iran
Birahgan
Birahgan
Coordinates: 32°39′13″N 49°54′39″E / 32.65361°N 49.91083°E / 32.65361; 49.91083[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceChaharmahal and Bakhtiari
CountyKuhrang
DistrictCentral
Rural DistrictMiankuh-e Moguyi
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
213
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Birahgan (Persian: بيراهگان)[a] is a village in Miankuh-e Moguyi Rural District[4] of the Central District in Kuhrang County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran. Birahgan or Birgan means "the roadless land," referencing the rough, mountainous terrain of the region.

Demographics

Ethnicity

The village is populated by Bakhtiari Lurs.[5]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 195 in 37 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 218 people in 55 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 213 people in 51 households.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Bīrāhgān; also known as Bīr Āvgān, Bīr Hangān, and Birahkan[3]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (9 March 2025). "بیراهگان, دهستان میان‌کوه موگویی, بخش مرکزی [Birahgan, Miankuh-e Moguyi Rural District, Central District], Kuhrang County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiyari Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  2. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان چهارمحال و بختیاری [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Birahgan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3056445" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Habibi, Hassan (3 March 1993) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 12/12/1371 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ايجاد48واحددهستان درچنداستان كشور [‌Establishment of 48 rural districts in several provinces of the country]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. تصويبنامه شماره ۹۳۸۰۸ /ت ۹۰۷ [Approval Letter Number 93808/T907]. Archived from the original on 28 November 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  5. ^ "Language distribution: Chahar Mahal va Bakhtiari Province". Iran Atlas. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  6. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان چهارمحال و بختیاری [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان چهارمحال و بختیاری [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.


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