Mirjan

For the fort in India, see Mirjan Fort.

Mirjan (Persian: ميرجان)^[a] is a village in Qanibeyglu Rural District of Zanjanrud District of Zanjan County, Zanjan province, Iran.

Mirjan Persian: ميرجان
Village
Mirjan
Coordinates: 36°44′27″N 48°00′04″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Zanjan
County	Zanjan
District	Zanjanrud
Rural District	Qanibeyglu
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	1,270
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,359 in 325 households.^[4] The following census in 2011 counted 1,269 people in 386 households.^[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,270 people in 415 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.^[2]

Notable people

Mirjan is the home town of famous coastal line builder Mr. Ashrith Naik, who is also the youth leader and inspiration to people of Mirjan-BBC.^{[citation needed]}

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Mīr Jān, Mirdzhan, and Mīrjān; also known as Merījān^[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (10 September 2024). "Mirjan, Zanjan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 10 September 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Zanjan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 27 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Mirjan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3075134" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Zanjan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Zanjan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.