Mezerj

Mezerj
Persian: مزرج
City
Mezerj
Coordinates: 37°09′05″N 58°33′03″E / 37.15139°N 58.55083°E / 37.15139; 58.55083[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountyQuchan
DistrictCentral
Established as a city2021[3]
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
3,834
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Mezerj (Persian: مزرج)[a] is a city in the Central District of Quchan County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. It was the capital of Shirin Darreh Rural District[6] until its capital was transferred to the village of Yusef Khan.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Mezerj's population was 3,704 in 873 households, when it was a village in Shirin Darreh Rural District.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 3,766 people in 1,061 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 3,834 people in 1,193 households, the most populous in its rural district.[4]

Mezerj was converted to a city in 2021.[3]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Mazerj; also known as Mazrag[5]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (4 November 2024). "Mazerj, بخش مرکزی شهرستان قوچان [Central District of Quchan County], Quchan County, Razavi Khorasan, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  2. ^ "5H22+H84 Mezerj, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  3. ^ a b c Jahangiri, Eshaq (25 July 2021) [مصوب (Approved) 3/5/1400 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصويب نامه در خصوص تقسيمات كشوري در شهرستان قوچان استان خراسان رضوي [‌Letter of approval regarding national divisions in Quchan County, Razavi Khorasan province]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 186259. Archived from the original on 5 May 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  4. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Razavi Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ^ Mezerj can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3074842" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  6. ^ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (1 July 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366.4.10 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل 9 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان قوچان تابع استان خراسان [‌Creation and establishment of nine rural districts including villages, farms and places in Quchan County under Khorasan province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 11928.1.5.53. Archived from the original on 2 June 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  7. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Razavi Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  8. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Razavi Khorasan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.