Bumahen

Bumahen (Persian: بومهن), also Romanized as Būmahen, Būm-e Hen, and Būmehen; also known as Bumahind and Būm Hend, is a city in, and the capital of, Bumehen District of Pardis County, Tehran province, Iran. It was the capital of Siyahrud Rural District before the capital's transfer to the village of Tellow-e Bala.

Bumehen
Persian: بومهن
City
The tomb of Sultan Mutahhar
Bumehen
Coordinates: 35°43′56″N 51°52′02″E
CountryIran
ProvinceTehran
CountyPardis
DistrictBumehen
Population
 (2016)
  Total79,034
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, its population was 43,004 in 11,667 households, when it was in the Central District of Tehran County. The following census in 2011 counted 53,451 people in 15,729 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 79,034 people in 24,385 households, by which time it had become the capital of Bumehen District in the newly established Pardis County.

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