Bolbanabad

For the administrative division, see Bolbanabad District.

Bolbanabad (Persian: بلبان آباد)^[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Bolbanabad District of Dehgolan County, Kurdistan province, Iran.^[4] As a village, it was the capital of Yeylan-e Jonubi Rural District^[5] until its capital was transferred to the village of Gerd Miran-e Olya.^[6]

Bolbanabad Persian: بلبان آباد
City
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Coordinates: 35°08′26″N 47°19′17″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Kurdistan
County	Dehgolan
District	Bolbanabad
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	3,193
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Ethnicity

The city is populated by Kurds.^[7]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Bolbanabad's population was 3,464 in 899 households, when it was a village in Yeylan-e Jonubi Rural District of the former Yeylan District of Ghorveh County.^[8] The following census in 2011 counted 3,207 people in 943 households,^[9] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Dehgolan County. The rural district was transferred to the new Bolbanabad District,^[4] and Bolbanabad was elevated to the status of a city. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 3,193 people in 1,075 households.^[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Kurdish: بلوان ئاوا, also romanized as Bolbānābād; also known as Bolbolānābād, Būl Bandābād, and Būl-e Bandābād^[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (17 August 2023). "Bolbanabad, Dehgolan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 17 August 2023.
2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 12. Archived from the original (Excel) on 8 May 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Bolbanabad can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3056579" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Davodi, Parviz (8 August 1390). "Letter of approval regarding the reforms of country divisions in Kurdistan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 29 October 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
5. Mousavi, Mirhossein (18 May 1366). "Creation and formation of 11 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Ghorveh County under Kurdistan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
6. Jahangiri, Ishaq. "Approval letter regarding country divisions in the counties of Kurdistan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 13 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
7. "Language distribution: Kordestan Province". Iran Atlas. 2015. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
8. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 12. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
9. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 12. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.