Jafarbay-ye Sharqi Rural District

Not to be confused with Jafarbay-ye Gharbi Rural District or Jafarbay-ye Jonubi Rural District.

For other places with a similar name, see Jafarbay.

Jafarbay-ye Sharqi Rural District Persian: دهستان جعفربای شرقی
Rural District
Jafarbay-ye Sharqi Rural District
Coordinates: 37°08′39″N 54°17′20″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Golestan
County	Gomishan
District	Goldasht
Capital	Basirabad
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	6,605
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Jafarbay-ye Sharqi Rural District (Persian: دهستان جعفربای شرقی) is in Goldasht District of Gomishan County, Golestan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Basirabad.^[3] The capital of the rural district was the village of Bonavar^[4] until it merged with two other villages to form the city of Siminshahr,^[5] which became the administrative center for the rural district.^[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Gomishan District of Torkaman County) was 15,891 in 3,178 households.^[6] There were 6,013 inhabitants in 1,340 households at the following census of 2011,^[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Gomishan County. The rural district was transferred to the new Goldasht District.^[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 6,605 in 1,695 households. The most populous of its seven villages was Basirabad, with 3,259 people.^[2]

See also

Iran portal

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (17 October 2024). "Jafarbay-ye Sharqi Rural District (Gomishan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 17 October 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Golestan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Davodi, Parviz (c. 2024) [Approved 23 January 1388]. Approval letter regarding national divisions in Torkaman County. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 100837/42/1; Notification 19104/T41227H. Archived from the original on 13 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
4. Mousavi, Mirhossein (c. 2024) [Approved 25 December 1364]. Creation and formation of three rural districts including villages, farms and places in Torkaman County under Mazandaran province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 17018. Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
5. Aref, Mohammad Reza (16 July 2014) [Approved 22 March 1381]. Merging the villages of Bonavar, Qarqi and Katuk from the functions of Gomishan District of Torkaman County in Golestan province and turning them into Siminshahr. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 1.4.42.42383; Notification 12431/T25006K. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2024 – via Research Center of the Islamic Council of Iran.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Golestan 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.
7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Golestan 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.