Zagros District

Coordinates: 33°40′30″N 46°52′10″E / 33.67500°N 46.86944°E / 33.67500; 46.86944
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Zagros District
Persian: بخش زاگرس
Zagros District is located in Iran
Zagros District
Zagros District
Zagros District is located in Ilam Province
Zagros District
Zagros District
Coordinates: 33°40′30″N 46°52′10″E / 33.67500°N 46.86944°E / 33.67500; 46.86944[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceIlam
CountyChardavol
CapitalBalavah
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total6,395
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Zagros District (Persian: بخش زاگرس) is in Chardavol County, Ilam province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Balavah.[3]

After the 2011 National Census, Bijnavand Rural District was separated from the Central District in the establishment of Zagros District, which was divided into two rural districts. The village of Balavah was elevated to the status of a city and made its capital.[3]

At the census in 2016, the district had 6,395 inhabitants in 1,796 households.[2]

Zagros District Population
Administrative Divisions 2016[2]
Bijnavand RD 4,194
Qaleh RD 1,937
Balavah (city) 264
Total 6,395
RD = Rural District

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (3 June 2023). "Zagros District (Chardavol County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 16. Archived from the original (Excel) on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (7 July 2013). "With some changes in the geography map of Alborz and Ilam provinces: The counties of Fardis and Badreh and the city of Balavah were added to the map of the country's divisions". DOLAT (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 10 January 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2023.