Ostay

For the city formerly with this name, see Bakharz. For the villages in Torbat-e Jam County, see Ostay-ye Olya and Ostay-ye Sofla.

Ostay Persian: استاي
Village
Ostay
Coordinates: 34°50′13″N 60°18′18″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Razavi Khorasan
County	Bakharz
District	Central
Rural District	Malin
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	2,995
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Ostay (Persian: استاي)[a] is a village in Malin Rural District[b] of the Central District of Bakharz County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 2,790 in 611 households, when it was in Kuhsangi Rural District of Miyan Velayat District, Taybad County.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 3,024 people in 755 households,[4] by which time the village had been separated from the county in the establishment of Bakharz County. Ostay was transferred to Malin Rural District[c] of the new Central District.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 2,995 people in 841 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Ostāy
2. Formerly Bakharz Rural District
3. Formerly Bakharz Rural District[5]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (29 October 2024). "Ostay, Bakharz County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 29 October 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Razavi Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Razavi 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.
4. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Razavi 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.
5. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (14 August 2019) [Approved 5 March 1389]. Letter of approval regarding divisional reforms in Razavi Khorasan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 203213/42/1/4/1; Notification 105111/T44362. Archived from the original on 5 November 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.