Balashahr, Rudan

Balashahr

Persian: بالاشهر
Balashahr Persian: بالاشهر
City
	Balashahr
	Coordinates: 27°12′42″N 57°21′14″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Hormozgan
County	Rudan
District	Jaghin
Population (2016)[2]
• Total	1,277
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Balashahr (Persian: بالاشهر), formerly Jaghin (جغين), also Romanized as Jaghīn,[3] is a city in, and the capital of, Jaghin District of Rudan County, Hormozgan province, Iran,[4] and also serves as the administrative center for Jaghin-e Shomali Rural District.

At the 2006 census, its population was 491 in 105 households, as the village of Jaghin in Jaghin-e Shomali Rural District.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 939 people in 231 households, by which time the village appears as Balashahr.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 1,277 people in 336 households.[2]

In September 2017, the village of Balashahr was elevated to the status of a city.[4]

References

OpenStreetMap contributors (12 September 2023). "Balashahr, Rudan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 22. Archived from the original (Excel) on 5 May 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
Jaghin can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3746726" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (21 September 2017). "Notification of the approval of the Ministry of Interior regarding the transformation of Balashahr village, the center of Jaghin District of Rudan County, into a city". DOTIC (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 12 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 22. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 22. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

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[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (12 September 2023). "Balashahr, Rudan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 12 September 2023.

[2016_census-2] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 22. Archived from the original (Excel) on 5 May 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[3] Jaghin can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3746726" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

[Balashahr_City-4] Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (21 September 2017). "Notification of the approval of the Ministry of Interior regarding the transformation of Balashahr village, the center of Jaghin District of Rudan County, into a city". DOTIC (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 12 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.

[2006_census-5] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 22. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[2011_census-6] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 22. Retrieved 19 December 2022.