Jovestan
Jovestan (Persian: جوستان), also Romanized as Jovestān, Joīstān, Jowestān, and Jowstān, is a village in Jovestan Rural District (formerly Bala Taleqan Rural District) of Bala Taleqan District, Taleqan County, Alborz province, Iran, serving as capital of both the district and the rural district.
Jovestan
Persian: جوستان | |
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Village | |
Jovestan | |
| Coordinates: 36°11′18″N 50°53′28″E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Alborz |
| County | Taleqan |
| District | Bala Taleqan |
| Rural District | Jovestan |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 358 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 census, its population was 421 in 125 households, when it was in Bala Taleqan Rural District of the former Taleqan District, Savojbolagh County, Tehran province.
In October 2010, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Taleqan County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Taleqan as its capital and only city.
The latest census in 2016 counted 358 people in 144 households, by which time the county had become a part of the newly established Alborz province.