Khondab (Persian: خنداب, also Romanized as Khondāb; also known as Khāndāb (خانداب),[3] is a city in the Central District of Khondab County, Markazi province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4] It is also the administrative center for Khondab Rural District.[5] The heavy water reactor IR-40 is nearby.[citation needed]
Khondab
Persian: خنداب | |
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City | |
Khondab | |
Coordinates: 34°23′31″N 49°11′02″E / 34.39194°N 49.18389°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Markazi |
County | Khondab |
District | Central |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 7,810 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 6,982 in 1,787 households, when it was in the former Khondab District of Arak County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 7,753 people in 2,186 households,[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Khondab County.[4] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 7,810 people in 2,358 households.[2]