Bavaj
Bavaj (Persian: باوج, also Romanized as Bāvaj) is a city in, and the capital of, Abolfares District of Ramhormoz County, Khuzestan province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Abolfares Rural District.
Bavaj
Persian: باوج | |
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City | |
Bavaj | |
| Coordinates: 31°08′49″N 49°54′47″E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Khuzestan |
| County | Ramhormoz |
| District | Abolfares |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 487 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 census, its population was 594 in 112 households, when it was a village in Abolfares Rural District of the Central District. The following census in 2011 counted 638 people in 143 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 487 people in 134 households, by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the establishment of Abolfares District.
After the census, the village was elevated to the status of a city.
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