Seydun

For the administrative divisions, see Seydun County, Seydun-e Jonubi Rural District, and Seydun-e Shomali Rural District. For the village in South Khorasan province, see Seydun.

Seydun (Persian: صيدون)^[a] is a city in the Central District^[b] of Seydun County, Khuzestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county^[4] and the district.^[5] It was the administrative center for Seydun-e Shomali Rural District^[6] until its capital was transferred to the village of Talavar-e Yek.^[4]

Seydun Persian: صيدون
City
Seydun
Coordinates: 31°21′59″N 50°04′57″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Khuzestan
County	Seydun
District	Central
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	7,650
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 5,439 in 962 households, when it was in Seydun District^[c] of Bagh-e Malek County).^[7] The following census in 2011 counted 6,588 people in 1,481 households.^[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 7,650 people in 1,803 households.^[2]

In 2022, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Seydun County and renamed the Central District.^[4]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Şeydūn; also known as Şeydān^[3]
2. Formerly Seydun District of Bagh-e Malek County^[4]
3. Renamed the Central District of Seydun County^[4]