Babarashani

For the administrative division, see Babarashani Rural District.

Babarashani Persian: بابارشاني
City
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Coordinates: 35°40′43″N 47°47′52″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Kurdistan
County	Bijar
District	Chang Almas
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	509
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Babarashani (Persian: بابارشاني)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Chang Almas District of Bijar County, Kurdistan province, Iran.[4] It also serves as the administrative center for Babarashani Rural District.[5]

Demographics

Ethnicity

The city is populated by Kurds.[6]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 481 in 128 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 573 people in 166 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 509 people in 160 households.[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Bābā Rashānī, Bābā Reshānī, and Bābārashānī; also known as Bābā Rīshānī and Baba Shani[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (27 December 2024). "Babarashani, Bijar County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 27 December 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Kurdistan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 8 May 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Babarashani can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3054294" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Habibi, Hassan (2 November 2017) [Approved 21 June 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Kurdistan province, centered in the city of Sanandaj. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 3233.1.5.53; Letter 907-93808; Notification 83352/T130K. Archived from the original on 23 October 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
5. Mousavi, Mirhossein (c. 2013) [Approved 18 May 1366]. Creation and formation of 11 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Bijar County under Kurdistan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 2214.5.53. Archived from the original on 28 April 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2024 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users.
6. "Language distribution: Kordestan Province". Iran Atlas. 2015. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Kurdistan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
8. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Kurdistan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.