Bala Taleqan District
Persian: بخش بالا طالقان
District
Bala Taleqan District is located in Iran
Bala Taleqan District
Bala Taleqan District
Coordinates: 36°13′19″N 50°57′15″E / 36.22194°N 50.95417°E / 36.22194; 50.95417[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceAlborz
CountyTaleqan
CapitalJovestan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total7,339
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Bala Taleqan District (Persian: بخش بالا طالقان) is in Taleqan County, Alborz province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Jovestan.[3]

In October 2010, the former Taleqan District was separated from Savojbolagh County, Tehran province, in the establishment of Taleqan County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with the city of Taleqan as its capital and only city.[4]

At the latest census in 2016, the population of the district was 7,339 in 2,805 households,[2] by which time the county had become a part of the newly established Alborz province.[5]

Bala Taleqan District Population
Administrative Divisions2016[2]
Jovestan RD14,193
Kenar Rud RD3,146
Total7,339
RD: Rural District
1Formerly Bala Taleqan Rural District

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (26 March 2023). "Bala Taleqan District (Taleqan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 30. Archived from the original (Excel) on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Letter of approval regarding the rules of country divisions in Savojbolagh County". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. 28 June 1389. Archived from the original on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  4. ↑ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (5 October 2010). "With six changes in the geography of Alborz province: Taleqan County was added to the map of country divisions". DOLAT (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  5. ↑ Larijani, Ali (16 April 1389). "Alborz province establishment law". Lamtakam (in Persian). Guardian Council. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
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