Mohammadshahr, South Khorasan

Mohammadshahr
Persian: محمدشهر
City
Mohammadshahr is located in Iran
Mohammadshahr
Mohammadshahr
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 32°52′33″N 59°01′06″E / 32.87583°N 59.01833°E / 32.87583; 59.01833[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceSouth Khorasan
CountyKhusf
DistrictCentral
Established as a city2007[2]
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
3,590
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Mohammadshahr (Persian: محمدشهر)[a] is a city in the Central District of Khusf County, South Khorasan province, Iran.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the population was 117 in 29 households, when it was the village of Mohammadiyeh in Khusf Rural District of the former Khusf District in Birjand County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 1,707 people in 43 households,[6] by which time the village had been converted to a city and renamed Mohammadshahr.[2] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 3,590 people in 46 households,[3] when the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Khusf County. Mohammadshahr and the rural district were transferred to the new Central District.[7]

See also

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Notes

  1. ↑ Also romanized as Moḩammadshahr; formerly the village of Moḩammadīyeh[2][4]

References

  1. ↑ "V2G9+88P Mohammadshahr, South Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 Davoodi, Parviz (21 October 2007) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1386/07/29 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویبنامه در خصوص تبدیل روستای محمدیه از توابع دهستان خوسف بخش خوسف شهرستان بیرجند در استان خراسان جنوبی به شهر محمدشهر [‌Letter of approval regarding the conversion of Mohammadiyeh village from the functions of Khusf Rural District, Khusf District of Birjand County in South Khorasan province to Mohammadshahr city]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] E150A208-49F8-46E8-8DEA-9066F851219D. Archived from the original on 12 July 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  3. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان خراسان جنوبی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: South Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ↑ Mohammadshahr at GEOnet Names Server
  5. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان خراسان جنوبی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: South Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان خراسان جنوبی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: South Khorasan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. ↑ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (27 October 2011) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 5/8/1390 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه درخصوص تقسیمات کشوری در استان خراسان جنوبی شهرستان بیرجند [‌Approval letter regarding country divisions in South Khorasan province, Birjand County]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 81539/42/4/1. Archived from the original on 6 April 2026. Retrieved 6 April 2026.