Khvajeh Shahr

For other places with a similar name, see Khvajeh.

Khvajeh Shahr (Persian: خواجو شهر)^{[lower-alpha 1]} is a city in, and the capital of, Golestan District of Sirjan County, Kerman province, Iran.^[4] It also serves as the administrative center for Malekabad Rural District.^[5]

Khvajeh Shahr Persian: خواجو شهر
City
Khvajeh Shahr
Coordinates: 29°16′19″N 55°49′56″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Kerman
County	Sirjan
District	Golestan
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	2,478
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the population was 1,370 in 336 households, when it was the village of Malekabad in Malekabad Rural District of the Central District.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 1,507 people in 442 households,^[7] by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the establishment of Golestan District. The 2016 census measured the population as 2,478 people in 777 households,^[2] when the village of Malekabad had been elevated to the status of the city of Khvajeh Shahr.^[4]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Formerly Malekabad (ملك اباد), also romanized as Malakābād and Malekābād; also known as Malikābād^[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (11 July 2023). "Khvajeh Shahr, Sirjan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 11 July 2023.
2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 08. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Malekabad can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3073707" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Rahimi, Mohammadreza (6 October 2011). "With some changes in the geographical map of three provinces, nine new cities were added to the map of the country's divisions". Fars News (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 17 April 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
5. Mousavi, Mirhossein (18 May 1366). "Creation and formation of nine rural districts including villages, farms and places in Sirjan County under Kerman province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
6. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 08. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
7. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 08. Archived from the original (Excel) on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.