Choghadak
Persian: چغادك
City
Choghadak is located in Iran
Choghadak
Choghadak
Coordinates: 28°59′11″N 51°02′15″E / 28.98639°N 51.03750°E / 28.98639; 51.03750[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceBushehr
CountyBushehr
DistrictChoghadak
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total18,702
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Choghadak (Persian: چغادك; also Romanized as Choghādak and Chaghādak; also known as Chagbadak, Choqābak, and Choqādak)[3] is a city in, and the capital of, Choghadak District of Bushehr County, Bushehr province, Iran.

At the 2006 census, its population was 16,425 in 3,497 households, when it was in the Central District.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 18,072 people in 4,376 households.[5] According the census in 2016, the population was 18,702 people in 5,147 households.[2]

In October 2018, the city of Choghadak and parts of Howmeh Rural District were separated from the district in the establishment of Choghadak District, which was divided into two rural districts and the city.[6]

Language

The majority of the city is Farsi speaking with a sizable portion of Arabic speakers.[7]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (30 March 2023). "Choghadak District (Bushehr County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 18. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Choghadak can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3058768" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 18. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 18. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. ^ Jahangiri, Ishaq (14 October 2018). "Approval letter regarding country divisions of Bushehr County, Bushehr province". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Atlas of the Languages of Iran".


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