Showt

Showt is a city in the Central District of Showt County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.

At the 2006 census, its population was 19,759 in 4,654 households when it was in the former Showt District of Maku County. The following census in 2011 counted 21,047 people in 5,491 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Showt County. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 25,381 people in 7,219 households.