Shirabad, Gowhar Kuh
Shirabad (Persian: شورآباد) is a village in Shirabad Rural District of Gowhar Kuh District, Taftan County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran, and serves as capital of the district.[3]
Shirabad
Persian: شورآباد | |
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Village | |
Shirabad | |
Coordinates: 28°21′18″N 60°28′24″E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Sistan and Baluchestan |
County | Taftan |
District | Gowhar Kuh |
Rural District | Shirabad |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 751 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 693 in 148 households, when it was in Gowhar Kuh Rural District of the former Nukabad District of Khash County.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 525 people in 114 households.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 751 people in 267 households; it was the largest village in its rural district.[2]
In 2018, Nukabad District was separated from Khash County, elevated to the status of Taftan County, and divided into three districts, with the city of Nukabad as its only city and capital of the new county. Gowharkuh Rural District was elevated to the status of a district and divided into two rural districts.[3]
References
- OpenStreetMap contributors (20 April 2023). "Shirabad, Taftan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- Raisi, Elham (23 December 2018). "Creation of Taftan County in Sistan and Baluchestan province". Iranian Students' News Agency (in Persian). Government Printing Board. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Retrieved 19 December 2022.