Balvard Explained
| Balvard |
| Native Name: | fa|بَلورد |
| Native Name Lang: | fa |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kerman |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Sirjan |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Balvard |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 2034 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 3534 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
| Postal Code: | 78331 |
| Area Code: | +98344 |
Balvard (fa|بلورد) is a city in, and the capital of, Balvard District of Sirjan County, Kerman province, Iran.[2] It also serves as the administrative center for Balvard Rural District.[3]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, Balvard's population was 3,173 in 692 households, when it was a village in Balvard Rural District of the Central District.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 3,488 people in 922 households,[5] by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the establishment of Balvard District.[2] The 2016 census measured the population as 3,534 people in 1,109 households,[6] when the village had been elevated to the status of a city.[7]
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Balvard, Sirjan County . . 11 July 2023 . 11 July 2023 . fa.
- Web site: Letter of approval regarding the creation of Balvard District centered on Balvard village from the combination of Balvard and Chahar Gonbad Rural Districts in the citizenship of Sirjan County in Kerman province . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20231125203834/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/789997 . Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission . Rahimi . Mohammad Reza . 25 November 2023 . 30 September 1389 . 30 January 2024.
- Web site: Creation and formation of nine rural districts including villages, farms and places in Sirjan County under Kerman province . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center . https://web.archive.org/web/20110609011603/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/110339 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Mousavi . Mirhossein . 9 June 2011 . 18 May 1366 . 30 January 2024.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 08 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920093605/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/08.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 08 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230329231518/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Kerman.xls . 29 March 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 08 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201020091047/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_08.xlsx . Excel . 20 October 2020.
- Web site: Approval letter regarding the conversion of Balvard village, the center of Balvard District of Sirjan County in Kerman province, into a city . fa . Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users . https://web.archive.org/web/20130618232959/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/839182 . Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission . Rahimi . Mohammad Reza . 18 June 2013 . 25 November 1391 . 30 January 2024.
