Shonbeh and Tasuj District
Persian: بخش شنبه و طسوج
District
Shonbeh and Tasuj District is located in Iran
Shonbeh and Tasuj District
Shonbeh and Tasuj District
Coordinates: 28°23′46″N 51°49′47″E / 28.39611°N 51.82972°E / 28.39611; 51.82972[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceBushehr
CountyDashti
CapitalShonbeh
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total8,621
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Shonbeh and Tasuj District (Persian: بخش شنبه و طسوج) is in Dashti County, Bushehr province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Shonbeh.

At the 2006 census, its population was 7,308 in 1,546 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 7,903 people in 1,930 households,[4] by which time the village of Shonbeh had been elevated to the status of a city.[5] At the latest census in 2016, the district had 8,621 inhabitants living in 2,393 households.[2]

A strong earthquake measuring 6.1 struck the town of Shonbeh and villages of Shonbeh and Tasuj District on 9 April 2013, killing at least thirty-seven people.[6]

Shonbeh and Tasuj District Population
Administrative Divisions2006[3]2011[4]2016[2]
Shonbeh RD6,3614,4544,808
Tasuj RD9479211,066
Shonbeh (city)2,5282,747
Total7,3087,9038,621
RD: Rural District

See also

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (30 March 2023). "Shonbeh and Tasuj District (Dashti County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 18. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 18. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 18. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "The city of Shonbeh was established in the country". Tabnak (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. 16 March 2009. Archived from the original on 14 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  6. ↑ Iran quake kills 37, injures more than 850
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