Behabad

City in Yazd province, Iran From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Behabad (Persian: بهاباد)[a] is a city in the Central District of Behabad County, Yazd province, Iran, and serves as capital of the county.[4]

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Behabad
Persian: بهاباد
City
Behabad is located in Iran
Behabad
Behabad
Coordinates: 31°52′14″N 56°01′31″E[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceYazd
CountyBehabad
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
  Total
9,232
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 7,199 in 1,609 households,[5] when it was capital of the former Behabad District of Bafq County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 7,652 people in 2,109 households,[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Behabad County. Behabad was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 9,232 people in 2,778 households.[2]

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Notes

  1. Also romanized as Bahābād and Behābād; also known as Būhābād and Mahābād[3]

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