Banestan, Behabad

Banestan (Persian: بنستان, also Romanized as Banestān) is a village in, and the capital of, Banestan Rural District of Asfyj District of Behabad County, Yazd province, Iran.

Banestan
Persian: بنستان
Village
Banestan
Coordinates: 31°43′43″N 56°04′02″E
CountryIran
ProvinceYazd
CountyBehabad
DistrictAsfyj
Rural DistrictBanestan
Population
 (2016)
  Total706
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 318 in 90 households, when it was in Behabad District of Bafq County. The following census in 2011 counted 736 people in 252 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Behabad County. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 706 people in 231 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.

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