Pishva

For the administrative divisions, see Pishva County and Pishva Rural District.

Pishva Persian: پيشوا
City
The city of Pishva
Pishva
Coordinates: 35°18′24″N51°43′14″E / 35.30667°N 51.72056°E / 35.30667; 51.72056 [1]
Country	Iran
Province	Tehran
County	Pishva
District	Central
Elevation	937 m (3,074 ft)
Population  (2016) [2]
• Total	59,184
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Pishva (Persian : پيشوا) ^{[lower-alpha 1]} is a city in the Central District of Pishva County, Tehran province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. ^[4]

Demographics

Historical Population of Pishva

Year	Pop.	±%
1986	17,283	—
1996	29,884	+72.9%
2006	41,450	+38.7%
2011	47,253	+14.0%
2016	59,184	+25.2%
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Language and ethnicity

The residents of Pishva are mainly Persian-speaking Shias and are predominantly descendants of the original residents of the Tehran and Ray area. Members of the Joneidi clan are the most prominent residents of the city. In Persian the word Pishva means Imam and leader and refers to the mausoleum of Imamzadeh Ja'far, who is considered the son of the seventh Shi'ite Imam, Imam Mousa Al-Kazim.^{[ citation needed ]}

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 41,480 in 10,734 households, when it was in the former Pishva District of Varamin County. ^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 47,253 people in 13,352 households, ^[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Pishva County. Pishva was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital. ^[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 59,184 people in 18,054 households. ^[2]

See also

Iranportal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Pīshvā; also known as Emāmzādeh Ja‘far, Pīchvā, Pīshvah, Pīshyān, ^[3] and Samenat^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (21 September 2024). "Pishva, Pishva County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 21 September 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Tehran Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Pishva can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3078421" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (27 November 2010). "By creating six changes in the geography of Tehran province: Pishva County was added to the map of national divisions". dolat.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 1 August 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2023– via Secretariat of the Government Information Council.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Tehran Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Tehran Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022– via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.