Shamsabad, Dezful

Coordinates: 32°17′52″N 48°25′42″E / 32.29778°N 48.42833°E / 32.29778; 48.42833
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Shamsabad
Persian: شمس اباد
City
Shamsabad is located in Iran
Shamsabad
Shamsabad
Coordinates: 32°17′52″N 48°25′42″E / 32.29778°N 48.42833°E / 32.29778; 48.42833[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceKhuzestan
CountyDezful
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total10,858
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Shamsabad (Persian: شمس اباد), also Romanized as Shamsābād,[3] is a city in the Central District of Dezful County, Khuzestan province, Iran, serving as the administrative center for Shamsabad Rural District.[4]

At the 2006 census, its population was 2,934 in 708 households, when it was a village in Shamsabad Rural District.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 2,832 people in 827 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 10,858 people in 3,164 households,[2] by which time the village had merged with the villages of Khalteh, Qaleh-ye Seyyed, and Shahrak-e Towhid in the establishment of the city of Shamsabad.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (29 July 2023). "Shamsabad, Dezful County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 06. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Shamsabad can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3084445" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (15 April 1367). "Formation and creation of 12 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Dezful County under Khuzestan province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 06. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 06. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. ^ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (8 November 2010). "By changing the map of country divisions, three new cities will be formed in Isfahan and Khuzestan provinces". DOLAT (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2023.