Bijnavand Rural District Explained

Bijnavand Rural District
Native Name:fa|دهستان بيجنوند
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:Rural District
Pushpin Map:Iran#Ilam Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Ilam
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Chardavol
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Zagros
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Zir Tang
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:4194
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Bijnavand Rural District (fa|دهستان بيجنوند) is in Zagros District of Chardavol County, Ilam province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Zir Tang.[2] The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Balavah Tareh-ye Sofla,[3] now the city of Balavah.[2]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the Central District) was 8,017 in 1,670 households.[4] There were 7,327 inhabitants in 1,771 households at the following census of 2011.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 4,194 in 1,140 households, by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the formation of Zagros District.[2] The most populous of its 42 villages was Taq-e Gavarin, with 511 people.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Bijnavand Rural District (Chardavol County). . 22 November 2024. 22 November 2024. fa.
  2. Approval letter regarding national divisions in Ilam province. fa. rc.majlis.ir. Islamic Parliament Research Center. https://web.archive.org/web/20160919031845/http://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/848709. 19 September 2016. Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Rahimi. Mohammad Reza. Approved 29 March 1392. c. 2016. Proposal 81072/42/1/4/1; Notification 83592/T48494H. 3 June 2023.
  3. Creation and formation of seven rural districts including villages, farms and places in Shirvan and Chardavol County under Ilam province. fa. rc.majlis.ir. Islamic Parliament Research Center. https://web.archive.org/web/20120512102110/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/110217. 12 May 2012. Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Mousavi. Mirhossein. 7 February 2024. 23 February 1391. Approved 4 October 1366. Proposal 11742; Notification 78076/T640.
  4. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Ilam Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 25 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094337/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/16.xls. Excel. 20 September 2011.
  5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Ilam Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. irandataportal.syr.edu. Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University. https://web.archive.org/web/20230117202401/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Ilam.xls. 17 January 2023. 19 December 2022. Excel.
  6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Ilam Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 19 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20201101180736/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_16.xlsx. Excel. 1 November 2020.