Basirabad, Golestan
Basirabad (Persian: بصيراباد, also Romanized as Başīrābād, Basīrabād; also known as Başrābād) is a village in, and the capital of, Jafarbay-ye Sharqi Rural District of Goldasht District, Gomishan County, Golestan province, Iran. The previous capital of the rural district was Siminshahr.
Basirabad
Persian: بصيراباد | |
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Village | |
Basirabad | |
| Coordinates: 37°00′43″N 54°09′44″E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Golestan |
| County | Gomishan |
| District | Goldasht |
| Rural District | Jafarbay-ye Sharqi |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 3,259 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 2,638 in 522 households, when it was in Jafarbay-ye Gharbi Rural District of the former Gomishan District of Torkaman County. The following census in 2011 counted 2,963 people in 650 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Gomishan County. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 3,259 people in 828 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.