{{Short description|Village in Markazi province, Iran}}

{{for|other places with a similar name|Mehr (disambiguation){{!}}Mehr}}

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

{{Infobox settlement |name = Mehr-e Sofla |native_name = {{langx|fa|مهرسفلي}} |native_name_lang = fa |settlement_type = Village |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_alt = |image_caption = |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|34|16|44|N|49|17|21|E|dim:1km|display=inline,title}} |coordinates_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite map |author=((OpenStreetMap contributors)) |url=https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=34.278889&mlon=49.289167&zoom=15#map=15/34.27889/49.28917|website=OpenStreetMap |title=Mehr-e Sofla, Khondab County|date=4 January 2025|access-date=4 January 2025|lang=fa}}</ref> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = Iran |subdivision_type1 = Province |subdivision_name1 = Markazi |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Khondab |subdivision_type3 = District |subdivision_name3 = Qareh Chay |subdivision_type4 = Rural District |subdivision_name4 = Enaj |established_title = |established_date = |founder = |leader_title = |leader_name = |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 Markazi Province"/> |population_as_of = 2016 |population_total = 2128 |population_density_km2 = auto |population_note = |population_demonym = |timezone = IRST |utc_offset = +3:30 |postal_code = |area_code = |website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> |module = |footnotes = }}

'''Mehr-e Sofla''' ({{langx|fa|مهرسفلي}}){{efn|Also romanized as '''Mehr-e Soflá'''; also known as '''Mast-e Pā’īn''', '''Mast-e Soflá''', and '''Mast-i-Pain'''<ref>{{GEOnet3|-3074338|Mehr-e Sofla}}</ref>}} is a village in Enaj Rural District of Qareh Chay District, Khondab County, Markazi province, Iran.

==Demographics== ===Population=== At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 2,432 in 670 households, when it was in the former Khondab District of Arak County.<ref name="2006 Markazi Province">{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Markazi Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/00.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920084413/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/00.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}}</ref> The following census in 2011 counted 2,369 people in 716 households,<ref name="2011 Markazi Province">{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Markazi Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=irandataportal.syr.edu|via=Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University|url=https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Markazi.xls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119170600/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Markazi.xls|archive-date=19 January 2023|access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}}</ref> by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Khondab County. The rural district was transferred to the new Qareh Chay District.<ref name="Khondab County Establishment">{{cite report|title=Approval letter regarding the reforms of country divisions in Markazi province|language=fa|website=lamtakam.com|via=Lam ta Kam|url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/134985|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119010014/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/134985|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board|last=Davodi|first=Parviz|archive-date=19 January 2024|date=c. 2024|orig-date=Approved 29 July 1386|id=Proposal 149/42/4/1; Letter 58538/T26118H; Notification 158919/T32725K|access-date=19 January 2024}}</ref> The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 2,128 people in 690 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.<ref name="2016 Markazi Province">{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Markazi Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_00.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017052005/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_00.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=17 October 2020}}</ref>

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

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{{Markazi Province|state=collapsed}}

{{Khondab County|state=collapsed}}

Category:Populated places in Khondab County

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