Irdemousa
Persian: ارديموسي | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 38°12′02″N 48°07′56″E / 38.20056°N 48.13222°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Ardabil |
County | Sareyn |
District | Sabalan |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 816 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Irdemousa (Persian: ارديموسي)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Sabalan District, Sareyn County, Ardabil province, Iran.[4] It also serves as the administrative center for Sabalan Rural District.[5] The closest major cities include Ardabil, Tabriz, Rasht, and Zanjan.
At the 2006 census, its population was 725 in 158 households, when it was a village in Sabalan Rural District of the former Sareyn District of Ardabil County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 789 people in 249 households,[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Sareyn County.[4] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 816 people in 279 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]
After the census, the village of Irdemousa was elevated to the status of a city.[8]