Jovestan Rural District
Persian: دهستان جوستان
Rural District
Jovestan Rural District is located in Iran
Jovestan Rural District
Jovestan Rural District
Coordinates: 36°13′29″N 51°02′29″E / 36.22472°N 51.04139°E / 36.22472; 51.04139[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceAlborz
CountyTaleqan
DistrictBala Taleqan
CapitalJovestan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total4,193
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Jovestan Rural District (Persian: دهستان جوستان), formerly Bala Taleqan Rural District (دهستان بالا طالقان),[3] is in Bala Taleqan District of Taleqan County, Alborz province, Iran.[4] Its capital is the village of Jovestan.[5]

At the 2006 National Census, its population (as Bala Taleqan Rural District of the former Taleqan District, Savojbolagh County, Tehran province) was 6,609 in 1,932 households.

In October 2010, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Taleqan County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Taleqan as its capital and only city.[3]

At the latest census in 2016, the population of the rural district was 4,193 people in 1,622 households, by which time the county had become a part of the newly established Alborz province.[6] The largest of its 26 villages was Dizan, with 665 inhabitants.[2]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (26 March 2023). "Jovestan Rural District (Taleqan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 "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. 1 2 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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ Mousavi, Mirhossein. "Creation and formation of 29 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Karaj County under Tehran province". Islamic Council Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  6. ↑ 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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