Jovestan

For the administrative division, see Jovestan Rural District. For other places with a similar name, see Justan.

Jovestan (Persian: جوستان)^[a] is a village in Jovestan Rural District^[b] of Bala Taleqan District in Taleqan County, Alborz province, Iran, serving as capital of both the district^[4] and the rural district.^[5]

Jovestan Persian: جوستان
Village
Jovestan
Coordinates: 36°11′12″N 50°53′13″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Alborz
County	Taleqan
District	Bala Taleqan
Rural District	Jovestan
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	358
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 421 in 125 households, when it was in Bala Taleqan Rural District^[c] of the former Taleqan District in Savojbolagh County, Tehran province.^[6] In 2008, the district was separated from the county in establishing Taleqan County. The rural district was transferred to the new Bala Taleqan District and renamed Jovestan Rural District.^[4] In 2010, the county was separated from the province in the establishment of Alborz province.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 358 people in 144 households.^[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Jovestān, Jowestān, and Jowstān; also known as Joīstān^[3]
2. Formerly Bala Taleqan Rural District^[4]
3. Renamed Jovestan Rural District^[4]