Hoseynabad, Sanandaj
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Hoseynabad
Persian: حسين آباد | |
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City | |
  Hoseynabad .svg) Hoseynabad | |
| Coordinates: 35°32′56″N 47°07′33″E / 35.54889°N 47.12583°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Kurdistan |
| County | Sanandaj |
| District | Hoseynabad |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 1,594 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Hoseynabad (Persian: حسين آباد)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Hoseynabad District of Sanandaj County, Kurdistan province, Iran.[4] It also serves as the administrative center for Hoseynabad-e Jonubi Rural District.[5]
Ethnicity
The city is populated by Kurds.[6]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, Hoseynabad's population was 1,293 in 322 households, when it was a village in Hoseynabad-e Jonubi Rural District of the Central District.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 1,451 people in 366 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,594 people in 411 households, by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the formation of Hoseynabad District.[4] It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]
After the census, Hoseynabad was elevated to the status of a city.[9]
