Zahray-ye Bala Rural District

Not to be confused with Zahray-ye Pain Rural District.

Zahray-ye Bala Rural District Persian: دهستان زهرائ بالا
Rural District
Zahray-ye Bala Rural District
Coordinates: 35°53′56″N 50°07′03″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Qazvin
County	Buin Zahra
District	Central
Capital	Esmatabad
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	14,023
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Zahray-ye Bala Rural District (Persian: دهستان زهرائ بالا) is in the Central District of Buin Zahra County, Qazvin province, Iran.^[3] It is administered from the city of Esmatabad.^[4]

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 14,228 in 3,599 households.^[5] There were 15,225 inhabitants in 4,367 households at the following census of 2011.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 14,023 in 4,320 households. The most populous of its 41 villages was Esmatabad (now a city),^[7] with 2,986 people.^[2]

See also

Iran portal

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (14 September 2024). "Zahray-ye Bala Rural District (Buin Zahra County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Qazvin Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Habibi, Hassan (c. 2024) [Approved 18 September 1375]. Creation of Buin Zahra County with the center of Buin Zahra city under the citizenship of Tehran province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Notification 121469/17169K. Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
4. Mousavi, Mirhossein (11 April 1391) [Approved 10 April 1366]. Creation and formation of 25 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Qazvin County under Zanjan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Notification 206/T877. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Qazvin 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.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Qazvin Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
7. "The approval letter regarding the conversion of Esmatabad village, the center of Zahray-ye Bala Rural District, the Central District of Buin Zahra County, Qazvin province, into a city". dotic.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. 17 November 2019. Letter 91206. Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran.