Shamsabad, Dezful

Not to be confused with Shahrak-e Shamsabad.

For the administrative division, see Shamsabad Rural District. For other places with the same name, see Shamsabad.

Shamsabad Persian: شمس اباد
City
Shamsabad
Coordinates: 32°17′52″N 48°25′42″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Khuzestan
County	Dezful
District	Central
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	10,858
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Shamsabad (Persian: شمس اباد)[a] is a city in the Central District of Dezful County, Khuzestan province, Iran, serving as the administrative center for Shamsabad Rural District.[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Shamsabad's population was 2,934 in 708 households, when it was a village in Shamsabad Rural District.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 2,832 people in 827 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population as 10,858 people in 3,164 households,[2] by which time the village had merged with the villages of Khalteh, Qaleh-ye Seyyed, and Shahrak-e Towhid to form the city of Shamsabad.[7]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Shamsābād[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (18 December 2024). "Shamsabad, Dezful County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 18 December 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Khuzestan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Shamsabad can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3084445" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Mousavi, Mirhossein (c. 2024) [Approved 15 April 1367]. Formation and creation of 12 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Dezful County under Khuzestan province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 9176.1.5.53; Notification 113718/T313. Archived from the original on 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Khuzestan 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.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Khuzestan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
7. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (28 August 1395). "By changing the map of national divisions, three new cities will be formed in Isfahan and Khuzestan provinces". dolat.ir (in Persian). Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2023 – via Secretariat of the Government Information Council.