Farrokh Shahr

For the administrative divisions, see Farrokhshahr County and Farrokhshahr District.

Farrokh Shahr
Persian: فرخ شهر
City
Farrokh Shahr is located in Iran
Farrokh Shahr
Farrokh Shahr
Coordinates: 32°16′24″N 50°58′48″E / 32.27333°N 50.98000°E / 32.27333; 50.98000[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceChaharmahal and Bakhtiari
CountyFarrokhshahr
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
31,739
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

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.

Demographics

Ethnicity

The city populated by Persians, with a Luri minority.[5]

Population

At 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

  1. ^ Formerly Ghahfarokh, Ghahfarrokh, Qahfarokh, and Qahfarrokh[3]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (29 August 2024). "Farrokh Shahr, Farrokhshahr County" (Map). openstreetmap.org (OpenStreetMap) (in Persian). Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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".
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Language distribution: Chahar Mahal va Bakhtiari Province". Iran Atlas. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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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