Shonbeh
Shonbeh (Persian: شنبه) is a city in, and the capital of, Shonbeh and Tasuj District of Dashti County, Bushehr province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Shonbeh Rural District.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, Shonbeh's population was 2,414 in 505 households, when it was a village in Shonbeh Rural District. The census in 2011 counted 2,528 people in 609 households, by which time the village of Shonbeh had been elevated to the status of a city. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 2,747 people in 760 households.
2013 Dashti County earthquake
A strong earthquake measuring 6.1 struck the city of Shonbeh and villages of Shonbeh and Tasuj District on 9 April 2013, killing at least 37 people.
