Behtarabad Explained

Behtarabad
Native Name:Persian: بهتراباد
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:Former Village
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Kerman
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Rigan
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Gonbaki
Subdivision Type4:Rural District
Subdivision Name4:Gonbaki
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:191
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Behtarabad (Persian: بهتراباد) was a village in Gonbaki Rural District of Gonbaki District, Rigan County, Kerman province, Iran.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 157 in 35 households, when it was in the former Rigan District of Bam County.[2] The following census in 2011 counted 191 people in 49 households,[3] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Rigan County.[4]

In October of 2011, the village of Mohammadabad-e Gonbaki merged with the villages of Abbasabad, Aliabad, Behtarabad, Dowlatabad, Hasanabad, and Jannatabad to form the new city of Gonbaki.[5]

In 2023, Gonbaki District was separated from Rigan County in the establishment of Gonbaki County and divided into two districts of two rural district each, with the city of Gonbaki as its capital and only city.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Behtarabad, Rigan County . . 6 July 2023 . 6 July 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 08 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920093605/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/08.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
  3. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 08 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230329231518/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Kerman.xls . 29 March 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  4. Web site: Approval letter regarding the reforms of country divisions in Kerman province . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20240201145205/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/135003 . Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board . Davodi . Parviz . 1 February 2024 . 29 July 1386 . 1 February 2024.
  5. Web site: With some changes in the geographical map of three provinces, nine new cities were added to the map of the country's divisions . fa . Fars News . https://web.archive.org/web/20170417235839/http://www.farsnews.com/printable.php?nn=13911002000442 . Ministry of Interior . Rahimi . Mohammadreza . 17 April 2017 . 6 October 2011 . 5 July 2023.
  6. Web site: Approval letter regarding the country divisions of Kerman province . fa . DOTIC . https://web.archive.org/web/20230627150643/https://dotic.ir/news/14362 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Mokhbar . Mohammad . 27 June 2023 . 27 May 2023 . 4 July 2023.