Bijnavand Rural District

Bijnavand Rural District
Persian: دهستان بيجنوند
Rural District
Bijnavand Rural District is located in Iran
Bijnavand Rural District
Bijnavand Rural District
Bijnavand Rural District is located in Ilam Province
Bijnavand Rural District
Bijnavand Rural District
Coordinates: 33°39′39″N 46°51′04″E / 33.66083°N 46.85111°E / 33.66083; 46.85111[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceIlam
CountyChardavol
DistrictZagros
CapitalZir Tang
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
4,194
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Bijnavand Rural District (Persian: دهستان بيجنوند) is in Zagros District of Chardavol County,[a] Ilam province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Zir Tang.[3] The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Balavah Tareh-ye Sofla,[4] now the city of Balavah.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the Central District) was 8,017 in 1,670 households.[5] There were 7,327 inhabitants in 1,771 households at the following census of 2011.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 4,194 in 1,140 households, by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the formation of Zagros District.[3] The most populous of its 42 villages was Taq-e Gavarin, with 511 people.[2]

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Formerly Shirvan and Chardavol County[3]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (22 November 2024). "Bijnavand Rural District (Chardavol County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Ilam Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2016) [Approved 29 March 1392]. Approval letter regarding national divisions in Ilam province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 81072/42/1/4/1; Notification 83592/T48494H. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
  4. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (23 February 1391) [Approved 4 October 1366]. Creation and formation of seven rural districts including villages, farms and places in Shirvan and Chardavol County under Ilam province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 11742; Notification 78076/T640. Archived from the original on 12 May 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
  5. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Ilam Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Ilam Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.


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