{{Short description|City in Zanjan province, Iran}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}

{{Infobox settlement |name = Hidaj |native_name = {{langx|fa|هيدج}} |native_name_lang = fa |settlement_type = City |image_skyline = شهر_هیدج.jpg |imagesize = |image_alt = |image_caption = Hakim Hidaji Square in the city of Hidaj |image_flag = |flag_alt = |image_seal = |seal_alt = |image_shield = |shield_alt = |etymology = |nickname = |motto = |image_map = |map_alt = |map_caption = |pushpin_map = Iran |pushpin_map_alt = |pushpin_map_caption = |pushpin_label_position = |coordinates = {{Coord|36|15|21|N|49|07|53|E|dim:1km|display=inline,title}} |coordinates_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite map |author=((OpenStreetMap contributors)) |url=https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=36.255833&mlon=49.131389&zoom=15#map=15/36.25583/49.13139|website=[[OpenStreetMap]] |title= هیدج, 123 [Hidaj], Hidaj City, Abhar Central District, Abhar County, Zanjan Province, Iran|date=12 September 2024|access-date=12 September 2024|lang=fa}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Google Maps |title=744J+8HJ Hidaj, Zanjan Province, Iran |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/36°15'21.0%22N+49°07'53.0%22E/@36.255833,49.131389,4452m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d36.255833!4d49.131389?hl=en&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDYyMy4yIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D |access-date=26 June 2025}}</ref> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = [[Iran]] |subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Iran|Province]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Zanjan province|Zanjan]] |subdivision_type2 = [[Counties of Iran|County]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Abhar County|Abhar]] |subdivision_type3 = [[Bakhsh (administrative division)|District]] |subdivision_name3 = [[Central District (Abhar County)|Central]] |established_title = |established_date = |founder = |leader_title = Mayor |leader_name = Mohammad Najafi |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |unit_pref = Metric <!-- ALL fields with measurements have automatic unit conversion --> <!-- for references: use <ref> tags --> |area_footnotes = <!-- square kilometers --> |area_total_km2 = |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = |population_footnotes = <ref name="2016 Zanjan Province"/> |population_as_of = 2016 |population_total = 13840 |population_density_km2 = auto |population_note = |population_demonym = |timezone = [[Iran Standard Time|IRST]] |utc_offset = +3:30 |postal_code = |area_code = |website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> |module = |footnotes = }}

'''Hidaj''' ({{langx|fa|هيدج}}){{efn|Also known as '''Haiyeh''', '''Hayā''' (هَيا), and '''Khiya''' (خیا)<ref>{{GEOnet3|-3066599}}</ref>}} is a city in the [[Central District (Abhar County)|Central District]] of [[Abhar County]], [[Zanjan province|Zanjan]] province, [[Iran]].<ref name="Khorramdarreh and Siahkal Counties Establishment"> {{cite web |first=Hassan |last=Habibi |author-link=Hassan Habibi |orig-date={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|‌تاریخ: 1376.5.11}} (Date: 1376/5/11) (Iranian Jalali calendar) |date=2 August 1997 <!-- Converted date using https://www.iranchamber.com/calendar/converter/iranian_calendar_converter.php --> |script-title=fa:‌تغییرات تقسیمات کشوری در استانهای گیلان و مازندران |trans-title=‌Changes in national divisions in Gilan and Mazandaran provinces |url=https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/117916 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809042123/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/117916 |archive-date=9 August 2011 |access-date=25 June 2025 |website={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران}} [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] |publisher={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|‌وزارت کشور}} [Ministry of the Interior] |agency={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|هیات وزیران}} [Council of Ministers] |language=fa |id={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|پیشنهاد شماره 1.4.42.5543}} [Proposal No. 1.4.42.5543].}}</ref>

==Demographics== ===Population=== At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 11,798 in 3,011 households.<ref name="2006 Zanjan Province"> {{cite web |script-title=fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان زنجان |trans-title=General Population and Housing Census 2006: Zanjan Province |language=fa |website={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|مرکز آمار ایران}} [Statistical Centre of Iran] |url=http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/19.xls |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920091748/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/19.xls |archive-date=20 September 2011 |format=Excel |access-date=25 June 2025}}</ref> The following census in 2011 counted 13,003 people in 3,764 households.<ref name="2011 Zanjan Province"> {{cite web |script-title=fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان زنجان |trans-title=General Population and Housing Census 2011: Zanjan Province |language=fa |website=Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University |url=https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Zanjan.xls |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121160421/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Zanjan.xls |archive-date=21 January 2023 |agency={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|مرکز آمار ایران}} [Statistical Centre of Iran] |format=Excel |access-date=25 June 2025}}</ref> The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 13,840 people in 4,309 households.<ref name="2016 Zanjan Province"> {{cite web |script-title=fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان زنجان |trans-title=General Population and Housing Census 2016: Zanjan Province |language=fa |website={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|مرکز آمار ایران}} [Statistical Centre of Iran] |url=https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_19.xlsx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220427114852/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_19.xlsx |archive-date=27 April 2022 |format=Excel |access-date=25 June 2025}}</ref>

==See also== {{Portal-inline|Iran}} {{clear}}

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{{Zanjan Province|state=collapsed}}

{{Abhar County|state=collapsed}}

[[Category:Cities in Zanjan province]]

[[Category:Populated places in Abhar County]]

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