Bala Velayat District
Persian: بخش بالا ولایت
District
Bala Velayat District is located in Iran
Bala Velayat District
Bala Velayat District
Coordinates: 35°08′26″N 60°10′29″E / 35.14056°N 60.17472°E / 35.14056; 60.17472[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountyBakharz
CapitalQaleh Now-e Olya
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total18,661
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Bala Velayat District (Persian: بخش بالا ولایت) is in Bakharz County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Qaleh Now-e Olya.[3]

After the National Census of 2006, Bakharz District was separated from Taybad County in the establishment of Bakharz County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with the city of Bakharz as its capital.[3]

The census in 2011 counted 19,140 people in 5,040 households.[4] At the latest census in 2016, the district had 18,661 inhabitants in 5,328 households.[2]

Bala Velayat District Population
Administrative Divisions2011[4]2016[2]
Ashtin RD7,3887,677
Bala Velayat RD11,75210,984
Total19,14018,661
RD: Rural District

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (26 April 2023). "Bala Velayat District (Bakharz County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Eight changes in the country divisions of Razavi Khorasan". Tabnak (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. 16 August 2009. Archived from the original on 12 January 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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