Balashahr (Persian: بالاشهر)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Jaghin District of Rudan County, Hormozgan province, Iran.[4] It also serves as the administrative center for Jaghin-e Shomali Rural District.[5]
Balashahr
Persian: بالاشهر | |
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City | |
  Balashahr | |
| Coordinates: 27°12′43″N 57°20′57″E / 27.21194°N 57.34917°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Hormozgan |
| County | Rudan |
| District | Jaghin |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 1,277 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Demographics
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editAt the time of the 2006 National Census, the population was 491 in 105 households, as the village of Jaghin in Jaghin-e Shomali Rural District.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 939 people in 231 households, by which time the village appears as Balashahr.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,277 people in 336 households.[2]
Balashahr was elevated to the status of a city in 2017.[8]
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edit- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (20 November 2024). "Balashahr, Rudan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Hormozgan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 5 May 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Jaghin can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3746726" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ Aref, Mohammad Reza (c. 2022) [Approved 10 May 1384]. Divisional changes and reforms in Hormozgan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 2157/42/1/4; Letter 58538/T26118H. Archived from the original on 26 April 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2024 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
- ^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2022) [Approved 22 July 1370]. Carrying out reforms in the villages of Hormozgan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Resolution 93808/T907. Archived from the original on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2024 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
- ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Hormozgan 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.
- ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Hormozgan 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.
- ^ Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (21 September 2017) [Approved 17 May 1396]. "Notification of the approval of the Ministry of the Interior regarding the transformation of Balashahr village, the center of Jaghin District of Rudan County, into a city". dotic.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior. Letter 59806/33667. Archived from the original on 12 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran.
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