Shahu Persian: شاهو)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Shahu District of Ravansar County, Kermanshah province, Iran.[4] In 2008, the former village of Mansur-e Aqai merged with the village of Qeshlaq and was renamed as the city of Shahu.[5]
Shahu
Persian: شاهو | |
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City | |
  Shahu | |
| Coordinates: 34°56′08″N 46°27′42″E / 34.93556°N 46.46167°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Kermanshah |
| County | Ravansar |
| District | Shahu |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 3,558 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Demographics
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editAt the time of the 2006 National Census, the population (as the total of the villages of Mansur-e Aqai and Qeshlaq) was 3,151 in 708 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 3,342 people in 871 households,[7] by which time the villages had merged to form the new city of Shahu.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 3,558 people in 1,049 households.[2]
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edit- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (16 July 2023). "Shahu, Ravansar County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 05. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Mansur-e Aqai can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3073960" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ Aref, Mohammad Reza (24 September 1383). "Reforms of country divisions in Kermanshah province". Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of Farabi Mobile Library (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 9 July 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ a b Davodi, Parviz (2 May 1396). "Approval letter regarding the conversion of Mansur-e Aqai village, the center of Shahu District, from the functions of Ravansar County in Kermanshah province, to a city". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 05. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 05. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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