Bazvand Rural District

Bazvand Rural District
دهستان بازوندي
Rural district
Coordinates: 33°16′N 47°33′E / 33.267°N 47.550°E / 33.267; 47.550Coordinates: 33°16′N 47°33′E / 33.267°N 47.550°E / 33.267; 47.550
Country  Iran
Province Lorestan
County Rumeshkhan
District Central
Population (2006)[1]
 • Total 10,931

Bazvand Rural District (Persian: دهستان بازوندي‎‎) is a rural district (dehestan) in the Central District of Rumeshkhan County, Lorestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, it had 10,931 inhabitants living in 2,317 households.[1]

History

There is a Bronze Age mound in the district, that is registered as a national monument.[2]

Economy

The area is primarily agricultural, with herding and ceral crops. Water is from wells. The villagers also produce handicrafts which bring in additional income.[3]

Villages

The rural district has eight villages:

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
  2. ↑ National monument registration number 17182. "تپه عمولان بازوندی". Encyclopaedia of the Iranian Architectural History. Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization of Iran.
  3. ↑ "بازوندی" [Bazvandi]. Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian). Archived from the original on 1 October 2015.
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