Shirud, Iran
{{Short description|City in Mazandaran province, Iran}}
{{for|the village in India|Shirud}}
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Shirud ({{langx|fa|شيرود}}) is a city in the Central District of Tonekabon County, Mazandaran province, Iran.
History
After the 2006 National Census, the city of Shirud was established upon the merger of the following villages: Bala Shirud, Beramsar, Hemmatabad, Kaseh Gar Mahalleh, Khezr Konar, Kochanak, Lapa Sar, Lashtu, Mian Daj Mahalleh, Mohammadabad, Mojtame-ye Meskuni Farhangian, Pain Shirud, Ramj Mahalleh, Rashidiyeh, Shaghuz Kaleh, Sharifabad, Tamijanak, Vachak, and Zaruj Mahalleh.{{cite news|title=With the consent of the government, the village of Shirud became a city|url=https://www.mehrnews.com/news/710387/روستای-شیرود-شهر-شد|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531175031/https://www.mehrnews.com/news/710387/روستای-شیرود-شهر-شد|lang=fa|website=mehrnews.com|via=Mehr News Agency|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission|archive-date=31 May 2023|date=14 July 2017|last=Davodi|first=Parviz|access-date=31 May 2023}}
Demographics
=Population=
At the time of the 2006 census, the population (as the total of its constituent villages before their merger) was 10,454 in 3,001 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Mazandaran Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/02.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920090640/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/02.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}} The 2011 census counted 10,429 people in 3,278 households,{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Mazandaran Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=irandataportal.syr.edu|via=Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University|url=https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Mazandaran.xls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119182058/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Mazandaran.xls|archive-date=19 January 2023|access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}} by which time the villages had merged to form the new city of Shirud. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 11,377 people in 3,851 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Mazandaran Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_02.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007110909/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_02.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=7 October 2021}}
See also
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{{Mazandaran Province|state=collapsed}}
{{Tonekabon County|state=collapsed}}
Category:Cities in Mazandaran province
Category:Populated places in Tonekabon County
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