Borran District

Not to be confused with Borran Rural District.
For the city, see Borran-e Olya. For the village, see Borran-e Sofla. For other places with a similar name, see Borran.

Borran District
Persian: بخش بران
District
Borran District is located in Iran
Borran District
Borran District
Coordinates: 39°18′52″N 47°35′36″E / 39.31444°N 47.59333°E / 39.31444; 47.59333[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceArdabil
CountyAslan Duz
CapitalBorran-e Olya
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Borran District (Persian: بخش بران) is in Aslan Duz County, Ardabil province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Borran-e Olya,[2] whose population at the 2016 National Census was 1,508 people in 451 households.[3]

In 2017, Aslan Duz District was separated from Parsabad County in the establishment of Aslan Duz County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Aslan Duz as its capital and only city.[2] In 2023, the village of Borran-e Olya was elevated to the status of a city.[4]

Borran District
Administrative Divisions
Borran RD
Qeshlaq-e Gharbi RD
Borran-e Olya (city)1
RD: Rural District
1Became a city after the 2016 census[4]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (27 March 2023). "Borran District (Aslan Duz County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b Jahangiri, Ishaq (24 March 2017). "Approval letter regarding country divisions in Parsabad County of Ardabil province". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 15 March 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 24. Archived from the original (Excel) on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ^ a b "The number of cities in Ardabil province increased". Fars News (in Persian). 6 November 2023. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.