Behabad
Persian: بهاباد
City
Behabad is located in Iran
Behabad
Behabad
Coordinates: 31°52′19″N 56°01′26″E / 31.87194°N 56.02389°E / 31.87194; 56.02389[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceYazd
CountyBehabad
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total9,232
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Behabad (Persian: بهاباد, also Romanized as Behābād and Bahābād; also known as Būhābād and Mahābād)[3] is a city in the Central District of Behabad County, Yazd province, Iran, and serves as capital of the county.[4]

At the 2006 census, its population was 7,199 in 1,609 households, when it was in Behabad District of Bafq County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 7,652 people in 2,109 households,[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Behabad County.[4] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 9,232 people in 2,778 households.[2]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (1 March 2023). "Behabad, Behabad County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 21. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Behabad can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3055910" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. 1 2 "Based on the approval of the government, two counties were created: Rabor County centered on Rabor city of Kerman province, and Behabad County, centered on Behabad city of Yazd province". Raja News (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. 12 August 2009. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 21. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 21. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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