Anbarabad Explained

Anbarabad
Native Name:Persian: عنبرآباد
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Kerman
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Anbarabad
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Central
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:18185
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Anbarabad (Persian: عنبرآباد) is a city in the Central District of Anbarabad County, Kerman province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[2] It is located to the southwest of Jiroft, off the Road 91. The local economy is based on agriculture, with extensive fields around the city.

History

In 2003, Anbarabad County was recognized as a sub-provincial unit (county) and separated from Jiroft County.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 18,590 in 3,997 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 18,731 people in 4,532 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 18,185 people in 5,285 households.[6]

Geography

Most of the land around Anbarabad is steppe or sandy desert, but there is an extensive strip of fields between the city and the Route 91, indicating an agricultural importance in the area.[7] Some species have been identified which are endemic to the Anbarabad area including those of the subfamily Thaumastellinae of the genus Thaumastella.[8]

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Anbarabad, Anbarabad County . . 24 June 2023 . 24 June 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Approval of divisional changes and reforms in Kerman province . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20240203182153/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/122976 . Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board . Aref . Mohammad Reza . 3 February 2024 . 18 December 1381 . 3 February 2024.
  3. Book: Yar-Shater, Ehsan. Encyclopaedia Iranica. 4 October 2011. 2008. Routledge & Kegan Paul. 978-1-934283-08-0. 646.
  4. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 08 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920093605/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/08.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
  5. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 08 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230329231518/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Kerman.xls . 29 March 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  6. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 08 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201020091047/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_08.xlsx . Excel . 20 October 2020.
  7. Book: Seura, Suomen Hyönteistieteellinen. Entomologica Fennica. 4 October 2011. 2008. Entomological Society of Finland.
  8. Book: Entomologický ústav (Československá akademie věd). Československá společnost entomologická. Acta entomologica Bohemoslovaca. 4 October 2011. 1964. Published for the Institute of Entomology of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences and the Czechoslovak Entomological Society by Academia, the Publishing House of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences.