Tashan District

Not to be confused with Tashan-e Gharbi Rural District or Tashan-e Sharqi Rural District.

For the city, see Tashan. For other places with a similar name, see Tashan.

Tashan District (Persian: بخش تشان) is in Behbahan County, Khuzestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Tashan.^[3][a]

Tashan District Persian: بخش تشان
District
Tashan District
Coordinates: 30°47′28″N 50°05′55″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Khuzestan
County	Behbahan
Capital	Tashan
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	12,009
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

History

After the 2011 National Census, the village of Mashhad merged with several villages to become the city of Tashan.^[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 13,829 in 2,855 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 13,312 people in 3,254 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 12,009 inhabitants in 3,331 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Tashan District Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[5]	2011[6]	2016[2]
Tashan-e Gharbi RD	4,173	4,153	3,353
Tashan-e Sharqi RD	9,656	9,159	4,375
Tashan (city)[a]			4,281
Total	13,829	13,312	12,009
RD = Rural District

See also

Notes

1. Formerly the village of Mashhad^[4]