Kohanabad

For the administrative divisions, see Kohanabad District and Kohanabad Rural District.

Kohanabad Persian: کهن آباد
City
Kohanabad
Coordinates: 35°13′18″N 52°31′21″E / 35.22167°N 52.52250°E / 35.22167; 52.52250[1][2]
Country	Iran
Province	Semnan
County	Aradan
District	Kohanabad
Established as a city	2011[3]
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	1,192
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Kohanabad (Persian: کهن آباد)^[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Kohanabad District^[3] in Aradan County, Semnan province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Kohanabad Rural District.^[6]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Kohanabad's population was 1,630 in 457 households, when it was a village in Kohanabad Rural District of the former Aradan District in Garmsar County.^[7] The following census in 2011 counted 1,509 people in 473 households.^[8] The 2016 census measured the population as 1,192 people in 450 households,^[4] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Aradan County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District,^[9] and later that year, it was separated from the district in the formation of Kohanabad District. At the same time, the village of Kohanabad was converted to a city.^[3]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Kahnābād and Kohanābād^[5]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (6 January 2025). "Kohanabad, بخش کهن آباد [Kohanabad District], Aradan County, Semnan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 6 January 2025.
2. "8H7J6GCF+M2" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
3. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (18 December 2011) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1390/09/27 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و انجام تقسیمات کشوری در استان سمنان [‌Creating and implementing national divisions in Semnan province]. مهدی داودآبادی [Mehdi Davudabadi] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 50184 / 42 / 4 / 1. Archived from the original on 24 January 2026. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
4. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان سمنان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Semnan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
5. Kohanabad can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3071724" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
6. Habibi, Hassan (20 November 1991) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1370/08/29 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. انجام اصلاحاتی در دهستانهای استان سمنان [‌Implementing reforms in rural districts of Semnan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 41BCAD65-E508-4EA8-9FC6-038176C98723. شماره دوره [Course number] 70. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
7. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان سمنان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Semnan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
8. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان سمنان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Semnan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
9. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (7 August 2011) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 16/5/1390 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب‌نامه در خصوص ایجاد شهرستان آرادان به مرکزیت شهر آرادان در تابعیت استان سمنان [‌Approval decree regarding the establishment of Aradan County with the city of Aradan as its center in Semnan province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 50184/42/4/1. Archived from the original on 16 September 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2026.