Filabad
Persian: فيل اباد | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 32°18′10″N 50°30′02″E / 32.30278°N 50.50056°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari |
County | Farsan |
District | Babaheydar |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 4,656 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Filabad (Persian: فيل اباد, also Romanized as Fīlābād)[3] is a city in Babaheydar District of Farsan County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran.[4] The city is populated by Lurs.[5]
At the 2006 census, its population was 4,713 in 1,032 households, when it was a village in Mizdej-e Olya Rural District of the Central District.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 5,224 people in 1,408 households, by which time parts of the district were separated in the establishment of Babaheydar District.[7] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 4,656 people in 1,401 households.[2]
On February 28, 2019, with the approval of the Government of the Republic, it was elevated to the status of a city.[4]