Shonbeh Explained

Official Name:Shonbeh
Native Name:fa|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:28.3944°N 51.7642°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]

Shonbeh (fa|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

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)). Shonbeh, Dashti County. openstreetmap.org (OpenStreetMap). 26 August 2024. 26 August 2024. fa.
  2. Divisional changes and reforms in Bushehr province. fa. lamtakam.com. Lam ta Kam. https://web.archive.org/web/20240425162138/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/124518. Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Aref. Mohammad Reza. 25 April 2024. c. 2005. Approved 5 May 1384. 25 April 2024. Notification 29767T/33512K.
  3. Creation and formation of five rural districts including villages, farms and places in Dashti County under Bushehr province. fa. rc.majlis.ir. Islamic Parliament Research Center. https://web.archive.org/web/20121202201914/http://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/109689. 2 December 2012. Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Mousavi. Mirhossein. 9 December 1391. Approved 18 August 1365. Proposal 7143.1.5.53. 1 December 2023.
  4. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Bushehr Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 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.
  5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Bushehr Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. irandataportal.syr.edu. Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University. https://web.archive.org/web/20230403085236/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Bushehr.xls . 3 April 2023. 19 December 2022. Excel.
  6. News: The city of Shonbeh was established in the country. fa. tabnak.ir. https://web.archive.org/web/20231114162118/https://www.tabnak.ir/fa/news/40804/شهر-شنبه-در-کشور-ایجاد-شد. Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. 14 November 2023. Approved 26 March 2007. 14 November 2023. 14 November 2023.
  7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Bushehr Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 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.
  8. http://edition.cnn.com/2013/04/09/world/meast/iran-earthquake/?hpt=hp_t3 Iran quake kills 37, injures more than 850

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