Abbasabad (Persian: عباس اباد), also Romanized as ‘Abbāsābād; formerly, Veresk (وَرسَك) and Varaak,[3] is a city in, and the capital of, the Central District of Abbasabad County, Mazandaran province, Iran, and also serves as capital of the county.[4]
Abbasabad
Persian: عباس اباد | |
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City | |
Abbasabad | |
Coordinates: 36°43′37″N 51°06′18″E / 36.72694°N 51.10500°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Mazandaran |
County | Abbasabad |
District | Central |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 13,482 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 census, its population was 11,256 in 3,195 households, when it was in the former Abbasabad District of Tonekabon County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 11,599 people in 3,620 households,[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Abbasabad County.[4] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 13,482 people in 4,500 households.[2]