Valashahr

For the village in Larestan County, see Bala Deh. For the administrative division of Larestan County, see Bala Deh Rural District. For other places with a similar name, see Baladeh.

Valashahr (Persian: والاشهر)^[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Jereh and Baladeh District of Kazerun County, Fars province, Iran.^[4] As a village, it was the capital of Jereh Rural District^[5] until its capital was transferred to the village of Jereh.^[6]

Valashahr Persian: والاشهر
City
Valashahr
Coordinates: 29°17′07″N 51°56′22″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Fars
County	Kazerun
District	Jereh and Baladeh
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	5,972
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 3,936 in 856 households.^[7] The following census in 2011 counted 4,243 people in 1,131 households.^[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 5,972 people in 1,689 households.^[2]

In 2017, the name of the city was changed from Baladeh to Valashahr.^[3]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Vālāshāhr; formerly Baladeh (بالاده)^[3]