Bavaj Explained
| Bavaj |
| Native Name: | Persian: باوج |
| Native Name Lang: | fa |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Khuzestan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ramhormoz |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Abolfares |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 487 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Bavaj (Persian: باوج) is a city in, and the capital of, Abolfares District of Ramhormoz County, Khuzestan province, Iran.[2] It also serves as the administrative center for Abolfares Rural District.[3]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, Bavaj's population was 594 in 112 households, when it was a village in Abolfares Rural District of the Central District.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 638 people in 143 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 487 people in 134 households,[6] by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the establishment of Abolfares District.[7]
After the census, the village was elevated to the status of a city.[2]
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Bavaj, Ramhormoz County . . 7 August 2023 . 7 August 2023 . fa.
- Web site: The Minister of Interior agreed to turn the village of Bavaj into a city . fa . Sobh-e Mellat News . https://web.archive.org/web/20230806181547/http://www.sobhemellatnews.ir/fa/news/59609 . Ministry of Interior . Fazli . Rahmani . 6 August 2023 . 3 March 2019 . 6 August 2023.
- Web site: Creation and formation of seven rural districts including villages, farms and places in Ramhormoz County under Khuzestan province . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center . https://web.archive.org/web/20101211191537/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/110071 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Mousavi . Mirhossein . 11 December 2010 . 2 February 1366 . 26 January 2024.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 06 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920093911/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/06.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 06 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230118191739/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Khuzestan.xls . 18 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 06 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201021081917/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_06.xlsx . Excel . 21 October 2020.
- Web site: Approval letter regarding country divisions in Khuzestan province . fa . RRK . https://web.archive.org/web/20231104172522/https://rrk.ir/Files/Laws/تصويب%E2%80%8Cنامه%20در%20خصوص%20تقسيمات%20كشوري.pdf . Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission . 26 October 1391 . Rahimi . Mohammadreza . 4 November 2023 . 18 November 2023.
