Asadabad, Iran

Asadabad (Persian: اسدآباد), also Romanized as Asadābād, is a city in the Central District of Asadabad County, Hamadan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.

For the administrative division of Hamadan province, see Asadabad County. For other places with the same name, see Asadabad.

Asadabad
Persian: اسدآباد
City
Asadabad city from above
Asadabad
Coordinates: 34°46′57″N 48°07′19″E
CountryIran
ProvinceHamadan
CountyAsadabad
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)
 • Total55,703
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 51,304 in 12,583 households. The following census in 2011 counted 55,024 people in 15,164 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 55,703 people in 16,765 households.

Asadabad is 54 kilometers southwest of Hamadan, the provincial capital, on the historic route from Baghdad to Hamadan and then on to Ray and Tehran. The Kuh-e Alvand, the innermost part of the Zagros mountains, separates Asadabad and Hamadan.

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