Shonbeh

{{for multi|the administrative divisions|Shonbeh and Tasuj District|and|Shonbeh Rural District}}

{{Infobox settlement

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|settlement_type = City

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|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = Iran

|subdivision_type1 = Province

|subdivision_name1 = Bushehr

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Dashti

|subdivision_type3 = District

|subdivision_name3 = Shonbeh and Tasuj

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|established_title =Established as a city

|established_date = 2007

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|population_as_of = 2016

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|population_total = 2747

|population_density_km2 = auto

|timezone = IRST

|utc_offset = +3:30

|coordinates = {{coord|28|23|40|N|51|45|51|E|dim:1km|display=inline,title}}

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Shonbeh ({{langx|fa|شنبه}}){{efn|Also romanized as Shanbeh; also known as Chambeh, Shamba, Shambeh, Shumbeb, and Shumbeh{{GEOnet3|-3084498}}}} is a city in, and the capital of, Shonbeh and Tasuj District in Dashti County, Bushehr province, Iran.{{cite report|title=Divisional changes and reforms in Bushehr province|language=fa|website=lamtakam.com|via=Lam ta Kam|url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/124518|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240425162138/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/124518|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board|last=Aref|first=Mohammad Reza|archive-date=25 April 2024|date=c. 2005|orig-date=Approved 5 May 1384|access-date=25 April 2024|id=Notification 29767T/33512K}} It also serves as the administrative center for Shonbeh Rural District.{{cite report|title=Creation and formation of five rural districts including villages, farms and places in Dashti County under Bushehr province|language=fa|website=rc.majlis.ir|via=Islamic Parliament Research Center|url=http://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/109689|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121202201914/http://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/109689|archive-date=2 December 2012|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers|last=Mousavi|first=Mirhossein|date=9 December 1391|orig-date=Approved 18 August 1365|id=Proposal 7143.1.5.53|access-date=1 December 2023}}{{efn|Formerly Shonbeh and Tasuj Rural District}}

Demographics

=Population=

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Shonbeh's population was 2,414 in 505 households, when it was a village in Shonbeh Rural District.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Bushehr 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/18.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920093422/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/18.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}} The census in 2011 counted 2,528 people in 609 households,{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Bushehr 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/Bushehr.xls |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403085236/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Bushehr.xls |archive-date=3 April 2023| access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}} by which time Shonbeh had been elevated to the status of a city.{{cite news|title=The city of Shonbeh was established in the country|language=fa|website=tabnak.ir|url=https://www.tabnak.ir/fa/news/40804/شهر-شنبه-در-کشور-ایجاد-شد|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114162118/https://www.tabnak.ir/fa/news/40804/شهر-شنبه-در-کشور-ایجاد-شد|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission|date=14 November 2023|orig-date=Approved 26 March 2007|archive-date=14 November 2023|access-date=14 November 2023}} The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 2,747 people in 760 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Bushehr 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_18.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803212745/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_18.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=3 August 2017}}

=2013 Dashti County earthquake=

A strong earthquake measuring 6.1 struck the city of Shonbeh and villages of Shonbeh and Tasuj District on 9 April 2013, killing at least 37 people.[https://edition.cnn.com/2013/04/09/world/meast/iran-earthquake/?hpt=hp_t3 Iran quake kills 37, injures more than 850]

Notes

References

Category:Cities in Bushehr province

Category:Populated places in Dashti County

Category:2007 establishments in Iran