Banestan, Behabad

Coordinates: 31°43′43″N 56°04′02″E / 31.72861°N 56.06722°E / 31.72861; 56.06722
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Banestan
Persian: بنستان
Village
Banestan is located in Iran
Banestan
Banestan
Coordinates: 31°43′43″N 56°04′02″E / 31.72861°N 56.06722°E / 31.72861; 56.06722[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceYazd
CountyBehabad
DistrictAsfyj
Rural DistrictBanestan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total706
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Banestan (Persian: بنستان, also Romanized as Banestān)[3] is a village in, and the capital of, Banestan Rural District[4] of Asfyj District of Behabad County, Yazd province, Iran.

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 318 in 90 households, when it was in Behabad District of Bafq County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 736 people in 252 households,[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Behabad County.[7] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 706 people in 231 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (1 March 2023). "Banestan, Behabad County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 21. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Banestan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3055223" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Habibi, Hassan (26 February 1369). "Creation and establishment of thirteen rural districts in Khorasan, Isfahan, Mazandaran, Fars, Bakhtaran, Kurdistan and Yazd provinces". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 21. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 21. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. ^ Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud. "Approval letter regarding reforms and divisional changes in Yazd province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.