Gonbaki, Kerman

For the administrative divisions, see Gonbaki County and Gonbaki Rural District.

Gonbaki (Persian: گنبکی, formerly Mohammadabad-e Gonbaki, Romanized as Moḩammadābād-e Gonbakī, Mohammad Ābād-e-Gonbakī and Moḩammadābād Gonbakī; also known as Moḩammadābād-e Gonbagī and Moḩammadābād)^[3] is a city in the Central District of Gonbaki County, Kerman province, Iran, and serves as both capital of the county and of the district.^[4]

Gonbaki گنبکی
City
Gonbaki
Coordinates: 28°43′08″N 58°51′57″E / 28.71889°N 58.86583°E / 28.71889; 58.86583^[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Kerman
County	Gonbaki
District	Central
Population  (2016)^[2]
• Total	7,210
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

In October of 2011, the village of Mohammadabad-e Gonbaki merged with the villages of Hojjatabad, Rigan Abbasabad, Aliabad, Behtarabad, Dowlatabad, Hasanabad, and Jannatabad to form the new city of Gonbaki.^[5]

At the 2006 National Census, its population (as Mohammadad-e Gonbaki) was 128 in 34 households, when it was a village in Gonbaki Rural District of the former Rigan District of Bam County.^[6] The village did not appear in the census of 2016, by which time the rural district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Rigan County.^[7] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 7,210 people in 1,869 households,^[2] by which time Mohammadabad-e Gonbaki had merged with six villages to become the city of Gonbaki.^[5]

In 2023, Gonbaki District was separated from Rigan County in the establishment of Gonbaki County and divided into two districts and four rural districts, with the city of Gonbaki as its capital and only city.^[4]

History

The village of "Mohammadabad Ganbaki" became a city after merging with the villages of "Behtarabad", " Hojjatabad, Rigan, Jannatabad, Rigan", "Hasanabad, Gonbaki", "Golzar", "Dowlatabad, Rigan", "Abbasabad" and "Aliabad, Gonbaki" and is known as the city of "Ganbaki". Islamic Iran|Language code=fa|Date=2023-05-19|Website=Qavanin.ir|Address=https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/190655%7CTitle=Amendments of country divisions in Kerman province approved on 05/04/2023 with subsequent amendments and additions}}</ref>

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (6 July 2023). "Gonbaki, Gonbaki County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
2. . AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 08. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Gonbaki, Kerman can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "--3075480" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Mokhbar, Mohammad (27 May 2023). . DOTIC (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 27 June 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
5. Rahimi, Mohammadreza (6 October 2011). . Fars News (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 17 April 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
6. . AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 08. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
7. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 08. Retrieved 19 December 2022.