Baghestan Rural District (Ferdows County)

For other places with the same name, see Baghestan Rural District. For the city, see Baghestan. For other places with a similar name, see Baghestan.

Baghestan Rural District Persian: دهستان باغستان
Rural District
Baghestan Rural District
Coordinates: 34°04′22″N 58°19′38″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	South Khorasan
County	Ferdows
District	Eslamiyeh
Capital	Baghestan-e Sofla
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	5,438
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Baghestan Rural District (Persian: دهستان باغستان) is in Eslamiyeh District of Ferdows County, South Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Baghestan-e Sofla.[3] The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Baghestan-e Olya,[4] now the city of Baghestan.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the Central District) was 5,395 in 1,861 households.[5] There were 5,361 inhabitants in 1,903 households at the following census of 2011.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 5,438 in 1,863 households. The most populous of its 58 villages was Baghestan-e Olya (now the city of Baghestan),[3] with 2,704 people.[2]

In 2020, the rural district was separated from the district in the establishment of Eslamiyeh District.[3]

See also

Iran portal

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (10 November 2024). "Baghestan Rural District (Ferdows County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 10 November 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): South Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Jahangiri, Ishaq (20 May 2020) [Approved 28 February 1399]. Letter of approval regarding national divisions in Ferdows County of South Khorasan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 237176; Notification 20445/T56384H. Archived from the original on 3 June 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
4. Mousavi, Mirhossein (18 June 2019) [Approved 4 October 1366]. Creation and formation of six rural districts including villages, farms and places in a part of Ferdows County under Khorasan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 40.1.5.53; Notification 202/T643. Archived from the original on 9 September 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): South Khorasan 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.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): South Khorasan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.