Balashahr, Rudan Explained
| Balashahr |
| Native Name: | Persian: بالاشهر |
| Native Name Lang: | fa |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Hormozgan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Rudan |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Jaghin |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 1277 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Balashahr (Persian: بالاشهر) is a city in, and the capital of, Jaghin District of Rudan County, Hormozgan province, Iran.[2] It also serves as the administrative center for Jaghin-e Shomali Rural District.[3]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the population was 491 in 105 households, as the village of Jaghin in Jaghin-e Shomali Rural District.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 939 people in 231 households, by which time the village appears as Balashahr.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,277 people in 336 households.[6]
In September 2017, the village of Balashahr was elevated to the status of a city.[7]
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Balashahr, Rudan County . . 12 September 2023 . 12 September 2023 . fa.
- Web site: Divisional changes and reforms in Hormozgan province . fa . Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20220426220441/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/109697 . Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board . Aref . Mohammad Reza . 26 April 2022 . 9 February 2024.
- Web site: Carrying out reforms in the villages of Hormozgan province . fa . Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20220227072701/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/95636 . Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board . Habibi . Hassan . 27 February 2022 . 9 February 2024.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 22 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094743/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/22.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 22 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230117182750/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Hormozgan.xls . 17 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 22 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220505014212/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_22.xlsx . Excel . 5 May 2022.
- Web site: Notification of the approval of the Ministry of Interior regarding the transformation of Balashahr village, the center of Jaghin District of Rudan County, into a city . fa . DOTIC . https://web.archive.org/web/20230912112939/https://dotic.ir/news/1663 . Ministry of Interior . Fazli . Abdolreza Rahmani . 12 September 2023 . 21 September 2017 . 12 September 2023.
