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]
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]
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]
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]
The rural district has eight villages: