Ben (Persian: بن, also Romanized as Bain and Ban)[3] is a city in the Central District of Ben County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4] The city is populated by Turkic people with a small Persian minority.[5]
Ben
Persian: بن | |
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City | |
Ben | |
Coordinates: 32°32′40″N 50°44′46″E / 32.54444°N 50.74611°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari |
County | Ben |
District | Central |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 12,971 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 census, its population was 11,699 in 3,141 households, when it was in the former Ben District of Shahrekord County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 11,775 people in 3,534 households.[7] The census in 2016 showed a population of 12,971 people in 4,049 households,[2] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Ben County, with Ben as its capital.[4]