Ava (Persian: آوا) is a city in Samalqan District of Samalqan County, North Khorasan province, Iran. The city was formed in July 2013 from the merger of two villages in Qazi Rural District: Shahrabad-e Khavar and Shahrabad-e Kord.[3]

Ava
Persian: آوا
City
Ava is located in Iran
Ava
Ava
Coordinates: 37°28′53″N 56°44′01″E / 37.48139°N 56.73361°E / 37.48139; 56.73361[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceNorth Khorasan
CountySamalqan
DistrictSamalqan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total3,993
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, its population (as the total of the two predecessor villages) was 3,615 in 927 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 4,058 people in 1,187 households.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 3,993 people in 1,268 households,[2] by which time the two villages had been merged to establish the new city of Ava.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (19 May 2023). "Ava, Samalqan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 28. Archived from the original (Excel) on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (7 May 2013). "Six new cities and towns were added to the map of country divisions". DOLAT (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 28. 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. 28. Retrieved 19 December 2022.