Nurabad, Lorestan

Nurabad (Persian: نورآباد, also romanized as Nūrābād)[3] is a city in the Central District of Delfan County, Lorestan province, Iran, and serves as both capital of the district and of the county.

For the administrative division, see Nurabad Rural District. For other places with the same name, see Nurabad.

Nurabad
Persian: نورآباد
City
Nurabad is located in Iran
Nurabad
Nurabad
Coordinates: 34°04′20″N 47°58′25″E[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceLorestan
CountyDelfan
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total65,547
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 56,404 in 12,232 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 61,142 people in 15,014 households.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 65,547 people in 18,607 households.[2]

Demographics

The city is populated by Kurds.[6] The linguistic composition of the city:[7]

Nurabad linguistic composition (2022)
Language percent
Kurdish
 
 80%
Persian
 
 20%

References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (24 August 2023). "Nurabad, Delfan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 15. Archived from the original (Excel) on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. Nurabad, Lorestan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3801586" 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. 15. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 15. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. Fattah, Ismaïl Kamandâr (2000). Les dialectes kurdes méridionaux. Acta Iranica 37. p. vii.
  7. "Language distribution: individual languages and language families". Iran Atlas. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
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