Mohammadan, Bampur

For other places with similar names, see Mohammadabad.

Mohammadan (Persian: محمدان)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Bampur County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran.^[4]

Mohammadan Persian: محمدان
City
Mohammadan
Coordinates: 27°12′06″N 60°33′49″E / 27.20167°N 60.56361°E / 27.20167; 60.56361^[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Sistan and Baluchestan
County	Bampur
District	Central
Population  (2016)^[2]
• Total	10,302
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, its population was 7,249 in 1,371 households, as the village of Mohammadabad in Bampur-e Sharqi Rural District of the former Bampur District, Iranshahr County.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 8,193 people in 1,863 households,^[6] by which time it had risen to the status of a city and renamed Mohammadan.^[7] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 10,302 people in 2,550 households.^[2]

In August 2017, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Bampur County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with the city of Bampur as its capital.^[4]

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Notes

1. Formerly Mohammadabad (محمداباد), also Romanized as Moḩammadābād; also known as Mohammad Abad Bampoor^[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (7 April 2023). "Mohammadan, Bampur County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
2. . AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Mohammadabad can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3075342" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Jahangiri, Ishaq (13 August 2017). . Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
5. . AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
6. . Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
7. Davodi, Parviz (29 July 2016). . Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.