Shonbeh
City in Bushehr province, Iran
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Shonbeh (Persian: شنبه)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Shonbeh and Tasuj District in Dashti County, Bushehr province, Iran.[6] It also serves as the administrative center for Shonbeh Rural District.[7][b]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, Shonbeh's population was 2,414 in 505 households, when it was a village in Shonbeh Rural District.[8] The census in 2011 counted 2,528 people in 609 households,[9] by which time Shonbeh had been converted to a city.[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 2,747 people in 760 households.[4]
2013 Dashti County earthquake
A strong earthquake measuring 6.1 struck the city of Shonbeh and villages of Shonbeh and Tasuj District on 9 April 2013, killing at least 37 people.[10]
See also
Media related to Shonbeh at Wikimedia Commons
