Hoseynabad, Sanandaj

Hoseynabad (Persian: حسين آباد), also Romanized as Ḩoseynābād; also known as Husaīnabad, is a city in, and the capital of, Hoseynabad District of Sanandaj County, Kurdistan province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Hoseynabad-e Jonubi Rural District. The city is populated by Kurds.

For the administrative divisions, see Hoseynabad District, Hoseynabad-e Jonubi Rural District, and Hoseynabad-e Shomali Rural District. For other places with the same name, see Hoseynabad.

Hoseynabad
Persian: حسين آباد
City
Hoseynabad
Hoseynabad
Coordinates: 35°32′56″N 47°07′33″E
CountryIran
ProvinceKurdistan
CountySanandaj
DistrictHoseynabad
Population
 (2016)
 • Total1,594
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, its population was 1,293 in 322 households, when it was a village in Hoseynabad-e Jonubi Rural District of the Central District. The following census in 2011 counted 1,451 people in 366 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 1,594 people in 411 households, by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the establishment of Hoseynabad District. It was the most populous village in its rural district.

After the census, the village was elevated to the status of a city.

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