Hunestan

Hunestan Persian: هونستان
Village
Hunestan
Coordinates: 36°34′29″N 55°50′53″E / 36.57472°N 55.84806°E / 36.57472; 55.84806[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Semnan
County	Meyami
District	Central
Rural District	Kalateh Hay-ye Sharqi
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	876
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Hunestan (Persian: هونستان)^[a] is a village in Kalateh Hay-ye Sharqi Rural District^[4] of the Central District in Meyami County, Semnan province, Iran.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 958 in 269 households, when it was in the former Meyami District of Shahrud County.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 886 people in 290 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 876 people in 303 households,^[2] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Meyami County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District.^[7]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Hūnestān; also known as Honestān, Hūnistān, Khonestān, and Khūnistān^[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (28 January 2026). "هونستان, دهستان کلاته های شرقی, بخش مرکزی شهرستان میامی [Hunestan, Kalateh Hay-ye Sharqi Rural District, Central District of Meyami County], Mayami County, Semnan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 28 January 2026.
2. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان سمنان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Semnan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Hunestan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3067132" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (1 July 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366.4.10 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 11 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان شاهرود تابع استان سمنان [‌Creation and establishment of 11 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Shahrud County under Semnan 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]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 11953.1.5.53. Archived from the original on 15 November 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
5. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان سمنان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Semnan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
6. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان سمنان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Semnan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
7. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (24 August 2011) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 2/6/1390 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب‌نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری در استان سمنان [‌Resolution regarding national divisions in Semnan 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]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 13216/M. Archived from the original on 25 September 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2026.