Mehrdasht

Coordinates: 31°01′48″N 53°20′51″E / 31.03000°N 53.34750°E / 31.03000; 53.34750
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Mehrdasht
Persian: مهردشت
City
Mehrdasht is located in Iran
Mehrdasht
Mehrdasht
Coordinates: 31°01′48″N 53°20′51″E / 31.03000°N 53.34750°E / 31.03000; 53.34750[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceYazd
CountyAbarkuh
DistrictBahman
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total8,097
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Mehrdasht (Persian: مهردشت)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Bahman District of Abarkuh County, Yazd province, Iran.[5] It also serves as the administrative center for Mehrabad Rural District.[6]

At the 2006 census, its population was 7,201 in 1,756 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 7,390 people in 1,994 households.[8] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 8,097 people in 2,338 households.[2]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Formerly Mehrabad (مهر آباد),[3] also Romanized as Mehrābād; also known as Mehr Abad Abarghoo, Mehrābād-e Abrqū, and Mihrābād[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (28 February 2023). "Mehrdasht, Abarkuh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 21. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Habibi, Hassan (25 January 1378). "Merger of Mehrabad village in Yazd province with Nusratabad and Ardi villages and they are known as Mehrdasht city". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  4. ^ Mehrabad can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3074644" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  5. ^ Habibi, Hassan (18 October 1373). "Creation and establishment of three districts and one county under the citizenship of Yazd province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  6. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (19 January 2013). "Abstraction of Abarkuh District from Abadeh County under Fars province and annexing it to Taft County under Yazd province and creating and forming 12 rural districts in this county". Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 8 April 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 21. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 21. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.