Banestan Rural District
Persian: دهستان بنستان | |
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Coordinates: 31°56′04″N 56°17′43″E / 31.93444°N 56.29528°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Yazd |
County | Behabad |
District | Asfyj |
Capital | Banestan |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 1,765 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Banestan Rural District (Persian: دهستان بنستان)[3] is in Asfyj District of Behabad County, Yazd province, Iran.[4] Its capital is the village of Banestan.[5]
At the National Census of 2006, its population (as a part of Behabad District of Bafq County) was 1,523 in 484 households.[6] There were 2,130 inhabitants in 744 households at the following census of 2011,[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Behabad County.[4] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 1,765 in 635 households. The most populous of its 38 villages was Banestan, with 706 people.[2]