Bala Darband Rural District

Not to be confused with Miyan Darband Rural District or Posht Darband Rural District.

For the administrative division of Jajarm County in North Khorasan province, see Darband Rural District. For other places with a similar name, see Darband.

Bala Darband Rural District Persian: دهستان بالا دربند
Rural District
Bala Darband Rural District
Coordinates: 34°25′14″N 46°53′27″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Kermanshah
County	Kermanshah
District	Central
Capital	Sarab-e Nilufar
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	10,937
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Bala Darband Rural District (Persian: دهستان بالا دربند) is in the Central District of Kermanshah County, Kermanshah province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Sarab-e Nilufar.^[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 17,483 in 3,870 households.^[4] There were 18,373 inhabitants in 4,409 households at the following census of 2011.^[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 10,937 in 2,521 households. The most populous of its 62 villages was Shahid Rajai Garrison, with 2,229 people.^[2]

See also

Iran portal

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (11 December 2024). "Bala Darband Rural District (Kermanshah County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 11 December 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Kermanshah Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Mousavi, Mirhossein (6 October 1391) [Approved 18 May 1366]. Creation and establishment of 20 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Bakhtran County under Bakhtran province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 53.1.11738; Notification 118694/T966. Archived from the original on 31 August 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
4. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Kermanshah 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.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Kermanshah Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.