Veys Rural District (Persian: دهستان ويس) is in Veys District of Bavi County, Khuzestan province, Iran.[3] It is administered from the city of Veys.[4]

Veys Rural District
Persian: دهستان ويس
Veys Rural District is located in Iran
Veys Rural District
Veys Rural District
Coordinates: 31°26′42″N 48°59′54″E / 31.44500°N 48.99833°E / 31.44500; 48.99833[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceKhuzestan
CountyBavi
DistrictVeys
CapitalVeys
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total2,318
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the National Census of 2006, its population (as a part of the former Bavi District of Ahvaz County) was 23,322 in 3,916 households.[5] There were 2,478 inhabitants in 586 households at the following census of 2011,[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Bavi County.[3] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 2,318 in 565 households. The most populous of its 22 villages was Robeykheh, with 613 people.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (27 July 2023). "Veys Rural District (Bavi County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 06. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b "With the approval of the government and according to the proposal of the Ministry of Interior, four new cities of Duzeh, Asir, Jannat Makan and Hamashahr and two counties of Bavi and Basht were added to the map of the country's divisions". DOLAT (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers and Political and Defense Commission. 19 June 2010. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  4. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (2 February 1366). "Creation and establishment of 11 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Ahvaz County under Khuzestan province". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 06. 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. 06. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.