Filabad (Persian: فيل اباد)[a] is a city in Babaheydar District of Farsan County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran. As a village, it was the capital of Sarab-e Sofla Rural District[4] until the capital was transferred to the village of Isaabad.[5]
Filabad
Persian: فيل اباد | |
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City | |
  Filabad | |
| Coordinates: 32°18′08″N 50°29′53″E / 32.30222°N 50.49806°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari |
| County | Farsan |
| District | Babaheydar |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 4,656 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Demographics
editEthnicity
editThe city is populated by Lurs.[6]
Population
editAt the time of the 2006 National Census, Filabad's population was 4,713 in 1,032 households, when it was a village in Mizdej-e Olya Rural District of the Central District.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 5,224 people in 1,408 households,[8] by which time some villages of the district had been separated from it in the establishment of Babaheydar District. Filabad was transferred to Sarab-e Sofla Rural District created in the new district.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 4,656 people in 1,401 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]
Filabad was elevated to the status of a city in 2019.[5]
See also
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Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (29 August 2024). "Filabad, Farsan 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.
- ^ Filabad can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3063002" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (6 September 2017) [Approved 9 April 2011]. "Arzuiyeh County was added to the map of national divisions, with some changes in the geography of the country". dolat.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 27 August 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2023 – via Secretariat of the Government Information Council.
- ^ a b Heydari, Gholam Ali (9 December 2017). "Deputy Governor of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari: Filabad, Farsan County, became a city". ostan-chb.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior. Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2023 – via Public Relations of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Governorate.
- ^ "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.
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