Gonbaki, Kerman

For the administrative divisions, see Gonbaki County and Gonbaki Rural District.

Gonbaki گنبکی
City
Gonbaki
Coordinates: 28°43′08″N 58°51′57″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Kerman
County	Gonbaki
District	Central
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	7,210
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Gonbaki (Persian: گنبکی)[a] is a city in the Central District of Gonbaki County, Kerman province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[5] It is also the administrative center for Gonbaki Rural District.[6]

History

In 2011, the village of Mohammadabad-e Gonbaki merged with the villages of Abbasabad, Aliabad, Behtarabad, Dowlatabad, Hasanabad, and Jannatabad to become the city of Gonbaki.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the population was 128 in 34 households, when it was the village of Mohammadad-e Gonbaki in Gonbaki Rural District of the former Rigan District of Bam County.[7] The village did not appear in the census of 2011,[8] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Rigan County. The rural district was transferred to the new Gonbaki District.[9] The 2016 census measured the population as 7,210 people in 1,869 households,[2] when the village had merged with six villages to become the city of Gonbaki.[3]

In 2023, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Gonbaki County. Gonbaki was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.[5]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Formerly Mohammadabad-e Gonbaki,[3] romanized as Mohammad Ābād-e-Gonbakī, Moḩammadābād Gonbakī, and Moḩammadābād-e Gonbakī; also known as Moḩammadābād and Moḩammadābād-e Gonbagī[4]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (5 December 2024). "Gonbaki, Gonbaki County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 5 December 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Kerman Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Rahimi, Mohammadreza (6 October 2011). "Nine new cities were added to the map of the country's divisions, with some changes in the geographical map of three provinces". farsnews.com (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 17 April 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2023 – via Fars Media Corporation.
4. Gonbaki, Kerman can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "--3075480" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
5. Mokhbar, Mohammad (27 May 2023) [Approved 18 February 1402]. "Approval letter regarding the national divisions of Kerman province". dotic.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 65204; Notification 25362/T59007H. Archived from the original on 27 June 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran.
6. Mousavi, Mirhossein (3 November 2012) [Approved 18 May 1366]. Creation and formation of 14 rural districts including villages, fields and places in Bam County under Kerman province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Notification 4334/T951. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2024 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users.
7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Kerman 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.
8. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Kerman Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
9. Davodi, Parviz (c. 2024) [Approved 29 July 1386]. Approval letter regarding the reforms of national divisions in Kerman province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 93023/42/1/4/1; Letter 58538/T26118H; Notification 161407/T38028K. Archived from the original on 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.