Bazvand Rural District Explained

Bazvand Rural District
Native Name:Persian: دهستان بازوند
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:Rural District
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Lorestan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Rumeshkan
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Central
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Khirdarar
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:8114
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Bazvand Rural District (Persian: دهستان بازوند) is in the Central District of Rumeshkan County, Lorestan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Khirdarar.[2]

History

There is a Bronze Age mound in the district, that is registered as a national monument.[3]

In May 2013, Rumeshkan District was separated from Kuhdasht County in the establishment of Rumeshkan County, and Bazvand Rural District was created in the new Central District.[2]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2016 National Census, the rural district's population was 8,114 in 2,327 households. The most populous of its six villages was Khirdarar, with 1,757 people.[4]

Economy

The area is primarily agricultural, with herding and cereal crops. Water is from wells. The villagers also produce handicrafts which bring in additional income.[5]

Villages

The rural district has eight villages:

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Bazvand Rural District (Rumeshkan County) . . 28 August 2023 . 28 August 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Divisional reforms in Lorestan province . 26 May 2013 . Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran . fa . https://web.archive.org/web/20150928152449/http://law.dotic.ir/AIPLaw/imageandtextview.do?reqCode=imageAndTextView&lawId=205866&isLaw=0 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Rahimi . Mohammad Reza . 28 September 2015 . dead . 21 November 2023.
  3. National monument registration number 17182. Encyclopedia: تپه عمولان بازوندی . Encyclopaedia of the Iranian Architectural History . Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization of Iran.
  4. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 15 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201012230336/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_15.xlsx . Excel . 12 October 2020.
  5. Web site: بازوندی . Bazvandi . Dehkhoda Dictionary . fa . https://web.archive.org/web/20151001004956/http://www.vajehyab.com/dehkhoda/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF%DB%8C . 1 October 2015 . live.