Farrokh Shahr (Persian: فرخ شهر)[a] is a city in the Central District of Farrokhshahr County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county[4] and the district. The city is 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from the provincial capital, Shahrekord.
Farrokh Shahr
Persian: فرخ شهر | |
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City | |
  Farrokh Shahr | |
| Coordinates: 32°16′24″N 50°58′48″E / 32.27333°N 50.98000°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari |
| County | Farrokhshahr |
| District | Central |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 31,739 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Demographics
editEthnicity
editThe city populated by Persians, with a Luri minority.[5]
Population
editAt the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 28,920 in 7,532 households, when it was in the Central District of Shahrekord County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 30,036 people in 8,266 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 31,739 people in 9,292 households,[2] by which time it was separated from the district in the formation of Farrokhshahr District.[8]
In 2023, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Farrokhshahr County, and Farrokh Shahr was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.[4]
See also
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Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (29 August 2024). "Farrokh Shahr, Farrokhshahr County" (Map). openstreetmap.org (OpenStreetMap) (in Persian). Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Farrokh Shahr can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3078765" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ a b "Farrokhshahr, the twelfth county of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province". khabaronline.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. 25 August 1402 [Approved 18 August 1402]. Archived from the original on 16 August 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2024 – via Khabar Online News Agency.
- ^ "Language distribution: Chahar Mahal va Bakhtiari Province". Iran Atlas. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
- ^ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2023) [Approved 2 May 2013]. Divisional reforms in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 42/1/163150/42/1391. Archived from the original on 14 August 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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