Qaleh-ye Meyan
Persian: قلعه ميان
Village
Qaleh-ye Meyan is located in Iran
Qaleh-ye Meyan
Qaleh-ye Meyan
Coordinates: 27°46′16″N 52°07′50″E / 27.77111°N 52.13056°E / 27.77111; 52.13056[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceBushehr
CountyKangan
DistrictCentral
Rural DistrictTonbak
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total928
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Qaleh-ye Meyan (Persian: قلعه ميان, also Romanized as Qal‘eh-ye Meyān; also known as Meyālū, Meyānlū, Mīānlū, Miāntū, Miyalu, Miyan Loo, Mīyānlū, and Qal‘eh Meyānlū)[3] is a village in, and the capital of, Tonbak Rural District of the Central District of Kangan County, Bushehr province, Iran.[4]

At the 2006 census, its population was 350 in 87 households, when it was a village in Howmeh Rural District.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 359 people in 102 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 928 people in 253 households.[2]

Tonbak Rural District was established in the district after the census. Taheri Rural District and the city of Bandar Siraf were separated from the district in the establishment of Siraf District.[4]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (31 March 2023). "Qaleh-ye Meyan, Kangan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 18. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Qaleh-ye Meyan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3074920" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. 1 2 Jahangiri, Ishaq (7 December 1397). "Approval letter regarding country divisions in Jam and Kangan Counties in Bushehr province". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 13 March 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 18. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 18. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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