Baghestan Rural District (Ferdows County)

Coordinates: 34°04′22″N 58°19′38″E / 34.07278°N 58.32722°E / 34.07278; 58.32722
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Baghestan Rural District
Persian: دهستان باغستان
Baghestan Rural District is located in Iran
Baghestan Rural District
Baghestan Rural District
Coordinates: 34°04′22″N 58°19′38″E / 34.07278°N 58.32722°E / 34.07278; 58.32722[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceSouth Khorasan
CountyFerdows
DistrictEslamiyeh
CapitalBaghestan-e Sofla
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total5,438
Time zoneUTC+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]

At the National Census of 2006, its population (as a part of the Central District) was 5,395 in 1,861 households.[4] There were 5,361 inhabitants in 1,903 households at the following census of 2011.[5] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 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 May 2020, the rural district, Borun Rural District, and the city of Eslamiyeh were separated from the district in the establishment of Eslamiyeh District, which was divided into two rural districts and the city.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (20 March 2023). "Baghestan Rural District (Ferdows County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 29. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Jahangiri, Ishaq (20 May 2020). "Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Ferdows County of South Khorasan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 3 June 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 29. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 29. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.