Kolom-e Bala

For the administrative division, see Kolom Rural District. For other places with the same name, see Kolm.

Kolom-e Bala Persian: كلم بالا
Village
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Coordinates: 33°21′26″N 46°54′43″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Ilam
County	Badreh
District	Central
Rural District	Kolm
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	702
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Kolom-e Bala (Persian: كلم بالا)[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Kolom Rural District of the Central District of Badreh County, Ilam province, Iran.[4]

Demographics

Ethnicity

The village is populated by Kurds.[5]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 687 in 138 households, when it was in Dustan Rural District of the former Badreh District of Darreh Shahr County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 578 people in 152 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 702 people in 186 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Badreh County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District, and Kolom-e Bala was transferred to Kolom Rural District created in the district.[4] It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Kalam Bala, Kolm-e Bala, and Kolm-e Bālā; also known as Colmé, Kolm-é ‘Olyā, and Kuln[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (2 June 2023). "Kolom-e Bala, Badreh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 2 June 2023.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Ilam Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Kolm-e Bala can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3071863" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Rahimi, Mohammadreza (c. 2023) [Approved 29 March 1392]. Approval regarding country divisions in Ilam province (PDF). rrk.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 1/4/42/136432. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
5. "Language distribution: Ilam Province". Iran Atlas. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Ilam 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.
7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Ilam Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.