Jafarbay-ye Sharqi Rural District

Jafarbay-ye Sharqi Rural District (Persian: دهستان جعفربای شرقی) is in Goldasht District of Gomishan County, Golestan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Basirabad, transferred from Siminshahr.

Not to be confused with Jafarbay-ye Gharbi Rural District or Jafarbay-ye Jonubi Rural District.
For other places with a similar name, see Jafarbay.

Jafarbay-ye Sharqi Rural District
Persian: دهستان جعفربای شرقی
Rural District
Jafarbay-ye Sharqi Rural District
Coordinates: 37°08′39″N 54°17′20″E
CountryIran
ProvinceGolestan
CountyGomishan
DistrictGoldasht
CapitalBasirabad
Population
 (2016)
 • Total6,605
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the National Census of 2006, its population (as a part of the former Gomishan District of Torkaman County) was 15,891 in 3,178 households. There were 6,013 inhabitants in 1,340 households at the following census of 2011, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Gomishan County. At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 6,605 in 1,695 households. The most populous of its seven villages was Basirabad, with 3,259 people.

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