Banestan Rural District (Persian: دهستان بنستان)[3] is in Asfyj District of Behabad County, Yazd province, Iran.[4] Its capital is the village of Banestan.[5]
Banestan Rural District
Persian: دهستان بنستان | |
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  Banestan Rural District | |
| Coordinates: 31°56′04″N 56°17′43″E / 31.93444°N 56.29528°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Yazd |
| County | Behabad |
| District | Asfyj |
| Capital | Banestan |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,765 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Demographics
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editAt the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Behabad District of Bafq County) was 1,523 in 484 households.[6] There were 2,130 inhabitants in 744 households at the following census of 2011,[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Behabad County. The rural district was transferred to the new Asfyj District.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 1,765 in 635 households. The most populous of its 38 villages was Banestan, with 706 people.[2]
See also
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References
edit- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (1 March 2023). "Banestan Rural District (Behabad County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 21. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names website (in Persian)
- ^ a b Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud. "Approval letter regarding reforms and divisional changes in Yazd province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ Habibi, Hassan (26 February 1369). "Creation and establishment of thirteen rural districts in Khorasan, Isfahan, Mazandaran, Fars, Bakhtaran, Kurdistan and Yazd provinces". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 21. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 21. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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