Shirabad, Gowhar Kuh Explained

Shirabad
Native Name:Persian: شورآباد
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Sistan and Baluchestan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Taftan
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Gowhar Kuh
Subdivision Type4:Rural District
Subdivision Name4:Shirabad
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:751
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Shirabad (Persian: شورآباد) is a village in Shirabad Rural District of Gowhar Kuh District, Taftan County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran, serving as capital of the district.[2]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 693 in 148 households, when it was in Gowhar Kuh Rural District of the former Nukabad District of Khash County.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 525 people in 114 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 751 people in 267 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[5]

In 2018, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Taftan County, which was divided into three districts of two rural districts each, with Nukabad as its capital and only city. Gowhar Kuh Rural District was transferred to the new Gowhar Kuh District, and Shirabad was transferred to Shirabad Rural District created in the district.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Shirabad, Taftan County . . 20 April 2023 . 20 April 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Approval letter regarding the country divisions of Khash County of Sistan and Baluchestan province . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20200124163452/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/1392509 . 24 January 2020 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Jahangiri . Ishaq . 13 September 2018 . 30 December 2023.
  3. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 11 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920083538/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/11.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
  4. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 11 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20221125114706/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Sistan-and-Baluchestan.xls . 25 November 2022 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  5. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 11 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211223104011/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_11.xlsx . Excel . 23 December 2021.