Balashahr, Rudan Explained

Balashahr
Native Name:fa|بالاشهر
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Hormozgan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Rudan
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Jaghin
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:1277
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Balashahr (fa|بالاشهر) is a city in, and the capital of, Jaghin District of Rudan County, Hormozgan province, Iran.[2] It also serves as the administrative center for Jaghin-e Shomali Rural District.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the population was 491 in 105 households, as the village of Jaghin in Jaghin-e Shomali Rural District.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 939 people in 231 households, by which time the village appears as Balashahr.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,277 people in 336 households.[6]

Balashahr was elevated to the status of a city in 2017.[7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Balashahr, Rudan County. . 20 November 2024. 20 November 2024. fa.
  2. Divisional changes and reforms in Hormozgan province. fa. qavanin.ir. Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran. https://web.archive.org/web/20220426220441/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/109697. Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Aref. Mohammad Reza. 26 April 2022. c. 2022. Proposal 2157/42/1/4; Letter 58538/T26118H. Approved 10 May 1384. 9 February 2024.
  3. Carrying out reforms in the villages of Hormozgan province. fa. qavanin.ir. Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran. https://web.archive.org/web/20220227072701/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/95636. Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Habibi. Hassan. 27 February 2022. c. 2022. Approved 22 July 1370. Resolution 93808/T907. 9 February 2024.
  4. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Hormozgan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 25 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094743/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/22.xls. Excel. 20 September 2011.
  5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Hormozgan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. irandataportal.syr.edu. Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University. https://web.archive.org/web/20230117182750/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Hormozgan.xls. 17 January 2023. 19 December 2022. Excel.
  6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Hormozgan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 19 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220505014212/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_22.xlsx. Excel. 5 May 2022.
  7. News: Notification of the approval of the Ministry of the Interior regarding the transformation of Balashahr village, the center of Jaghin District of Rudan County, into a city. fa. dotic.ir. Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran. https://web.archive.org/web/20230912112939/https://dotic.ir/news/1663. Ministry of the Interior. Fazli. Abdolreza Rahmani. 12 September 2023. 21 September 2017. 12 September 2023. Letter 59806/33667. Approved 17 May 1396.