Ben District

For the administrative division of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, see Ben County. For the city, see Ben.

Ben District Persian: بخش بن
Former District
Ben District
Coordinates: 32°34′N 50°40′E / 32.567°N 50.667°E / 32.567; 50.667[1][2]
Country	Iran
Province	Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari
County	Shahrekord
Established	1995[3]
Capital	Ben
Population  (2011)[4]
• Total	29,481
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Ben District (Persian: بخش بن) is a former administrative division of Shahrekord County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran. Its capital was the city of Ben.^[3]

History

In 2013, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Ben County.^[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 27,731 in 7,056 households.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 29,481 people in 8,509 households.^[4]

Administrative divisions

Ben District Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[6]	2011[4]
Vardanjan RD[a]	11,014	8,549
Zayandeh Rud-e Jonubi RD	5,018	4,833
Ben (city)	11,699	11,775
Vardanjan (city)		4,324
Total	27,731	29,481
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Formerly Ben Rural District^[7]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (4 September 2025). "دهستان حومه, بخش مرکزی [Howmeh Rural District, Central District], Ben County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiyari Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 4 September 2025.
2. "HM88+MM7 روستای لارک [Rustai-ye Larak], Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
3. Habibi, Hassan (22 January 1995) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1373/11/02 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تأسیس بخش خانمیرزا به مرکزیت روستای آلونی در تابعیت شهرستان لردگان و بخش بن به مرکزیت شهربن در تابعیت شهرستان شهرکرد [‌Creation and establishment of Khanmirza District centered in Aluni village in the jurisdiction of Lordegan County and Ben District centered in Shahr-e Ben in the jurisdiction of Shahrekord County]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 314B63F2-3F5A-40C2-A852-D1AA22AFF7AF. شماره دوره [Course number] 73, شماره جلد [Volume number] 254. Archived from the original on 29 August 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
4. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان چهارمحال و بختیاری [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
5. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (1 January 2013) [تاریخ ابلاغیه : 1391/10/12 (Date of Resolution: 1391/10/12) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب‌نامه درخصوص تقسیمات کشوری در استان چهارمحال و بختیاری [‌Resolution on national divisions in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. بختیاری شماره۲۰۰۶۷۱/ت۴۷۶۶۱ه [Notification Number 200671/T47661H]. Archived from the original on 10 January 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
6. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان چهارمحال و بختیاری [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
7. Habibi, Hassan (26 April 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/02/26 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب اصلاحاتی در دهستانهای استان چهار محال و بختیاری [‌Approval of reforms in rural districts of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] E80123B8-C979-4E5D-9C98-3FB8DCCB1166. شماره دوره [Course number] 69. Archived from the original on 26 August 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.