Bij (Persian: بيج)[a] is a village in Forshki Rural District[3] of Chukam District in Khomam County, Gilan province, Iran.

Bij
Persian: بيج
Village
CountryIran
ProvinceGilan
CountyKhomam
DistrictChukam
Rural DistrictForshki
Population
 (2016)[1]
  Total
375
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

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Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 460 in 125 households, when it was in Chukam Rural District[b] of the former Khomam District in Rasht County.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 514 people in 168 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 375 people in 128 households.[1]

In 2020, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Khomam County. Bij was transferred to Forshki Rural District created in the new Chukam District.[3]

See also

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Notes

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  1. Also romanized as Bidzh and Bīj[2]
  2. Renamed Eshkik Rural District

References

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  1. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Gilan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  2. Bij at GEOnet Names Server
  3. 1 2 Jahangiri, Eshaq (1 November 2020) [1399,08,11 تاریخ تصویب (Approval date 1399/08/11) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصويب نامه درخصوص تغييرات و اصلاحات تقسيماتي در استان گيلان [‌Letter of approval regarding the changes and reforms of divisions in Gilan province]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 24876. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  4. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Gilan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Gilan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.