Zurabad, West Azerbaijan Explained

Zurabad
Native Name:Persian: زور اباد
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:West Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Khoy
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Safayyeh
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:1147
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Zurabad (Persian: زور آباد) is a city in, and the capital of Safayyeh District of Khoy County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.[2] It also serves as the administrative center for Sokmanabad Rural District.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Zurabad's population was 917 in 197 households, when it was a village in Sokmanabad Rural District.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 1,239 people in 310 households,[5] by which time the village had been promoted to the status of a city.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 1,147 people in 324 households.[7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Zurabad, Khoy County . . 16 February 2024 . 16 February 2024 . fa.
  2. Web site: Reforms and changes of country divisions in West Azerbaijan province . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center . https://web.archive.org/web/20140417093714/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/117552 . Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board . Habibi . Hassan . 17 April 2014 . 24 February 1376 . 22 December 2023.
  3. Web site: Creation and formation of 12 rural districts including villages, farms and places located in Khoy County of West Azerbaijan province . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center . https://web.archive.org/web/20140804112549/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/110107 . Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers . Mousavi . Mirhossein . 4 August 2014 . 2 February 1366 . 23 December 2023.
  4. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 04 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094953/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/04.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
  5. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 04 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230120205939/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/West-Azerbaijan.xls . 20 January 2023. 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  6. Web site: With some changes in the geography of the three provinces of the country; Four new cities were added to the map of the country's divisions . https://web.archive.org/web/20171210175929/https://dolat.ir/detail/199412 . 10 December 2017 . 19 December 2016 . DOLAT . Rahimi . Mohammadreza . Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission . fa . 23 December 2023.
  7. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 04 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220830042935/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_04.xlsx . Excel . 30 August 2022.