Showt

Showt
Persian: شوط
City
Showt is located in Iran
Showt
Showt
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 39°13′11″N 44°46′20″E / 39.21972°N 44.77222°E / 39.21972; 44.77222
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyShowt
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
25,381
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Showt (Persian: شوط) is a city in the Central District of Showt County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 19,759 in 4,654 households, when it was capital of the former Showt District in Maku County. The following census in 2011 counted 21,047 people in 5,491 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Showt County. Showt was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 25,381 people in 7,219 households.

See also

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Notes

  1. ↑ Also romanized as Showţ; also known as Shoţ; Armenian: Շոթ

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (28 September 2024). "Molla Ahmad, دهستان یولاگلدی, بخش مرکزی [Yowla Galdi Rural District, Central District], Showt County, West Azerbaijan Province, 58751-85735, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  2. ↑ "6Q9C+VVQ Shut, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
  3. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ↑ Showt at GEOnet Names Server
  5. 1 2 Davoodi, Parviz (9 December 2007) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1386/09/18 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه درخصوص اصلاحات تقسیمات کشوری در استان آذربایجان غربی [‌Approval regarding the reforms of national divisions in West Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] C87621A0-B504-45A5-A06D-DC28E1D1F3F9. Archived from the original on 26 September 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  6. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ↑ Mousavi, Mirhossein (c. 2024) [Approved 21 April 1368]. Creation and establishment of two districts in West Azerbaijan Province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 4.53.4892. Archived from the original on 26 September 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
  8. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: West Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.