Machian

Machian

Persian: ماچيان
Machian Persian: ماچيان
Village
	Machian
	Coordinates: 37°02′09″N 50°18′42″E / 37.03583°N 50.31167°E
Country	Iran
Province	Gilan
County	Rudsar
District	Kelachay
Rural District	Machian
Population (2016)
• Total	621
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Machian (Persian: ماچيان)^[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Machian Rural District^[5] in Kelachay District of Rudsar County, Gilan province, Iran.

Demographics

Language and religion

The dominant religion is Shiite Muslim. The majority of the inhabitants speak the Gilaki dialect.^{[citation needed]}

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 603 in 190 households.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 717 people in 249 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 621 people in 228 households.^[3]

Geography

Machian is in eastern Gilan province south of the city of Rudsar and west of the city of Rahimabad. The district had 43 villages in 2016.^[3] Pilarud River (ماچيان) (Big River) is near Machian, and multiple branches pass through the village.^{[citation needed]}

Economy

Rice and citrus are the staple crops in the region.^{[citation needed]}

Notes

↑ Also romanized as Macheyān and Māchīān^[4]

References

↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (14 October 2024). "بیجارگاه سفلی, بیجارگاه علیا, دهستان ماچیان, بخش کلاچای [Bijargah-e Sofla, Bijargah-e Olya, Machian Rural District, Kelachay District], Rudsar County, Gilan Province, 44931-67118, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 14 October 2024.
↑ "28P6+8MM Machian, Gilan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
1 2 3 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.
↑ Machian at GEOnet Names Server
↑ Habibi, Hassan (17 September 1994) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1373/06/26 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد اصلاحاتی در دهستانهای استان گیلان [‌Making reforms in rural districts of Gilan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] F273B063-7BBB-4BAA-ABEF-12DAB8E16D37. شماره دوره [Course number] 73, شماره جلد [Volume number] 2. Archived from the original on 13 December 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.

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[5] Also romanized as Macheyān and Māchīān^[4]

[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (14 October 2024). "بیجارگاه سفلی, بیجارگاه علیا, دهستان ماچیان, بخش کلاچای [Bijargah-e Sofla, Bijargah-e Olya, Machian Rural District, Kelachay District], Rudsar County, Gilan Province, 44931-67118, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 14 October 2024.

[2] "28P6+8MM Machian, Gilan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 25 November 2025.

[2016_Gilan_Province-3] 1 2 3 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.

[4] Machian at GEOnet Names Server

[Gilan_Province_Reforms_115536-6] Habibi, Hassan (17 September 1994) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1373/06/26 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد اصلاحاتی در دهستانهای استان گیلان [‌Making reforms in rural districts of Gilan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] F273B063-7BBB-4BAA-ABEF-12DAB8E16D37. شماره دوره [Course number] 73, شماره جلد [Volume number] 2. Archived from the original on 13 December 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2025.

[2006_Gilan_Province-7] 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.

[2011_Gilan_Province-8] 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.

[9] "Rural Districts of Gilan: 2021". amar.org (in Persian). Statistical Center of Iran. Retrieved 5 July 2025.

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