Sheyda District

Not to be confused with Sheyda Rural District.

Sheyda District Persian: بخش شيدا
District
Sheyda District
Coordinates: 32°40′N 50°38′E / 32.667°N 50.633°E / 32.667; 50.633[1][2]
Country	Iran
Province	Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari
County	Ben
Established	2013[3]
Capital	Yan Cheshmeh
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	4,702
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Sheyda District (Persian: بخش شيدا) is in Ben County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Yan Cheshmeh.^[3]

History

In 2013, Ben District was separated from Shahrekord County in the establishment of Ben County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Ben as its capital and only city at the time.^[3] The village of Yan Cheshmeh was elevated to the status of a city in 2018.^[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2016 National Census, the district's population was 4,702 inhabitants living in 1,471 households.^[4]

Administrative divisions

Sheyda District Population

Administrative Divisions	2016[4]
Sheyda RD	3,541
Zayandeh Rud-e Jonubi RD	1,161
Yan Cheshmeh (city)[a]
Total	4,702
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Became a city after the 2016 census^[5]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (27 August 2025). "دهستان شیدا, بخش شیدا [Sheyda Rural District, Sheyda District], Ben County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiyari Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 27 August 2025.
2. "MJ8M+M88 تپه داش قازان بورنه [Tappeh Dasht-e Qazan-e Borneh], Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
3. 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.
4. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان چهارمحال و بختیاری [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
5. Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (10 February 2018) [نسخه چاپی ۱۳۹۶/۱۱/۲۱ (Printed version 1396/11/21) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. روستای یانچشمه چهارمحال و بختیاری به شهر تبدیل شد [The village of Yan Cheshmeh, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, became a city]. پایگاه اطلاع رسانی وخبری جماران [Jamaran Information and News Website] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2025.