Borran-e Olya explained

Official Name:Borran-e Olya
Native Name:Persian: بران عليا
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Iran
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Ardabil
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Aslan Duz
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Borran
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:1508
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30
Coordinates:39.3175°N 47.5192°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]

Borran-e Olya (Persian: بران عليا) is a city in, and the capital of, Borran District of Aslan Duz County, Ardabil province, Iran.[2] As a village, it was the capital of Qeshlaq-e Gharbi Rural District[3] until its capital was transferred to the village of Dalik Yarqan.[2]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Borran-e Olya's population was 1,180 in 236 households, when it was a village in Qeshlaq-e Gharbi Rural District of the former Aslan Duz District of Parsabad County.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 1,102 people in 275 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,508 people in 451 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[6]

In 2017, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Aslan Duz County, and the rural district was transferred to the new Borran District.[2] Borran-e Olya was elevated to the status of a city in 2023.[7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)). Borran-e Olya, Aslan Duz County. openstreetmap.org (OpenStreetMap). 19 August 2024. 19 August 2024. fa.
  2. Web site: Approval letter regarding national divisions in Parsabad County of Ardabil province. fa. rc.majlis.ir (Islamic Council Research Center). https://web.archive.org/web/20190315091942/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/1120028. 15 March 2019. Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Jahangiri. Ishaq. 24 March 2017. 26 March 2023.
  3. Web site: Making reforms in East Azerbaijan province. fa. lamtakam.com (Lam to Kam). https://web.archive.org/web/20240223212605/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/114140. Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Council. Habibi. Hassan. 23 February 2024. 12 December 1371. 23 February 2024.
  4. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Ardabil Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir (Amar). 25 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094514/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/24.xls. Excel. 20 September 2011.
  5. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Ardabil Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. irandataportal.syr.edu (Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University). https://web.archive.org/web/20230115211527/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Ardabil.xls . 15 January 2023. 19 December 2022. Excel.
  6. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Ardabil Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir (Amar). 19 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20190322123220/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_24.xlsx. Excel. 22 March 2019.
  7. Web site: The number of cities in Ardabil province increased. fa. farsnews.ir (Fars Media Corporation). https://web.archive.org/web/20231107145625/https://www.farsnews.ir/ardabil/news/14020815000221/تعداد-شهرهای-استان-اردبیل-افزایش-یافت. 6 November 2023. 7 November 2023. 7 November 2023.