Showt

For the administrative division of West Azerbaijan province, see Showt County.

Showt (Persian: شوط)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Showt County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.^[4]

Showt Persian: شوط
City
Showt
Coordinates: 39°13′11″N 44°46′20″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	West Azerbaijan
County	Showt
District	Central
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	25,381
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 19,759 in 4,654 households,^[5] when it was capital of the former Showt District of Maku County.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 21,047 people in 5,491 households,^[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Showt County. Showt was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.^[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 25,381 people in 7,219 households.^[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Showţ; also known as Shoţ; Armenian: Շոթ^[3]