Bala Velayat Rural District
Persian: دهستان بالا ولايت | |
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Coordinates: 35°02′37″N 60°08′41″E / 35.04361°N 60.14472°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Razavi Khorasan |
County | Bakharz |
District | Bala Velayat |
Capital | Qaleh Now-e Olya |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 10,984 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Bala Velayat Rural District (Persian: دهستان بالا ولايت) is in Bala Velayat District of Bakharz County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran.[3] Its capital is the village of Qaleh Now-e Olya.[4]
At the National Census of 2006, its population (as a part of the former Bakharz District of Taybad County) was 17,145 in 3,723 households.[5] There were 11,752 inhabitants in 3,135 households at the following census of 2011,[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Bakharz County.[3] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 10,984 in 3,225 households. The most populous of its 19 villages was Shahrak-e Shahid Doktor Beheshti, with 1,736 people.[2]