Bavaj

Bavaj (Persian: باوج)^[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Abolfares District of Ramhormoz County, Khuzestan province, Iran.^[4] It also serves as the administrative center for Abolfares Rural District.^[5]

Bavaj Persian: باوج
City
Bavaj
Coordinates: 31°08′48″N 49°54′45″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Khuzestan
County	Ramhormoz
District	Abolfares
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	487
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Bavaj's population was 594 in 112 households, when it was a village in Abolfares Rural District of the Central District.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 638 people in 143 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 487 people in 134 households,^[2] by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the formation of Abolfares District.^[4]

After the census, the village was elevated to the status of a city.^[8]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Bāvaj^[3]