Sheyda Rural District (Persian: دهستان شيدا) is in Sheyda District of Ben County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Heydari.[3]

Sheyda Rural District
Persian: دهستان شيدا
Sheyda Rural District is located in Iran
Sheyda Rural District
Sheyda Rural District
Coordinates: 32°39′25″N 50°39′44″E / 32.65694°N 50.66222°E / 32.65694; 50.66222[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceChaharmahal and Bakhtiari
CountyBen
DistrictSheyda
CapitalHeydari
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total3,541
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

In 2013, Ben District was separated from Shahrekord County in the establishment of Ben County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Ben as its capital and only city at the time.[3]

At the most recent census of 2016, the population of Sheyda Rural District was 3,541 in 1,130 households. The most populous of its three villages was Yan Cheshmeh (now a city),[4] with 2,190 people.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (31 March 2023). "Sheyda Rural District (Ben County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 14. Archived from the original (Excel) on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (29 September 2013). "Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province". Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of Farabi Mobile Library (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 10 January 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  4. ^ "The village of Yan Cheshmeh, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, became a city". Jamaran (in Persian). Jahanbakhsh Safari. 20 August 2019. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2023.