Minushahr
Persian: مينوشهر
City
Minushahr is located in Iran
Minushahr
Minushahr
Coordinates: 30°21′09″N 48°13′02″E / 30.35250°N 48.21722°E / 30.35250; 48.21722[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceKhuzestan
CountyKhorramshahr
DistrictMinu
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total2,231
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Minushahr (Persian: مينوشهر, also Romanized as Mīnūshahr), formerly the village of Chumeh (چومه),[3] is a city in, and the capital of, Minu District of Khorramshahr County, Khuzestan province, Iran,[4] and also serves as the administrative center for Jazireh-ye Minu Rural District.[5]

At the 2006 census, its population was 1,210 in 249 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 1,289 people in 334 households.[7] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 2,231 people in 628 households.[2]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (4 August 2023). "Minushahr, Khorramshahr County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 06. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Habibi, Hassan. "Change of Chumeh village from Khorramshahr County in Khuzestan province to Minushahr". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  4. ^ Habibi, Hassan. "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Khuzestan province, centered in the city of Ahvaz". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  5. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (12 September 1367). "Approval letter regarding the definitions and criteria of subdivisions in Khorramshahr County". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 4 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 06. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 06. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.


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