Shonbeh Explained
| Official Name: | Shonbeh |
| Native Name: | Persian: شنبه |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Bushehr |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Dashti |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Shonbeh and Tasuj |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 2747 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
| Coordinates: | 28.3967°N 51.7636°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
Shonbeh (Persian: شنبه) is a city in, and the capital of, Shonbeh and Tasuj District of Dashti County, Bushehr province, Iran.[2] It also serves as the administrative center for Shonbeh Rural District.[3]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, Shonbeh's population was 2,414 in 505 households, when it was a village in Shonbeh Rural District.[4] The census in 2011 counted 2,528 people in 609 households,[5] by which time the village of Shonbeh had been elevated to the status of a city.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 2,747 people in 760 households.[7]
2013 Dashti County earthquake
See main article: 2013 Bushehr earthquake. A strong earthquake measuring 6.1 struck the city of Shonbeh and villages of Shonbeh and Tasuj District on 9 April 2013, killing at least 37 people.[8]
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Shonbeh, Dashti County . . 30 March 2023 . 30 March 2023 . fa.
- Web site: Divisional changes and reforms in Bushehr province . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20240425162138/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/124518 . Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board . Aref . Mohammad Reza . 25 April 2024 . 5 May 1384 . 25 April 2024.
- Web site: Creation and formation of five rural districts including villages, farms and places in Dashti Coiunty under Bushehr province . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center . https://web.archive.org/web/20121202201914/http://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/109689 . 2 December 2012 . Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers . Mousavi . Mirhossein . 18 August 1365 . 1 December 2023.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 18 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920093422/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/18.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 18 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230403085236/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Bushehr.xls . 3 April 2023. 19 December 2022 . Excel.
- Web site: The city of Shonbeh was established in the country . fa . Tabnak . https://web.archive.org/web/20231114162118/https://www.tabnak.ir/fa/news/40804/شهر-شنبه-در-کشور-ایجاد-شد . Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission . 16 March 2009 . 14 November 2023 . 14 November 2023.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 18 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170803212745/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_18.xlsx . Excel . 3 August 2017.
- http://edition.cnn.com/2013/04/09/world/meast/iran-earthquake/?hpt=hp_t3 Iran quake kills 37, injures more than 850
