Nik Shahr (Persian: نیکشهر)[a] is a city in the Central District of Nik Shahr County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4]
Nik Shahr
نیکشهر | |
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City | |
  Nik Shahr | |
| Coordinates: 26°13′31″N 60°13′00″E / 26.22528°N 60.21667°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Sistan and Baluchestan |
| County | Nik Shahr |
| District | Central |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 17,732 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Demographics
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editAt the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 13,267 in 2,365 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 15,889 people in 3,399 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 17,732 people in 4,156 households.[2]
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edit- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (15 April 2023). "Nik Shahr, Nik Shahr County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Nik Shahr can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3076997" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Sistan and Baluchestan province, centered in the city of Zahedan". Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 24 July 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. 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. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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