Mehdiabad-e Olya (Persian: مهدي اباد اوليا)[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Naseriyeh Rural District of Naseriyeh District, Gonbaki County, Kerman province, Iran. The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Naseriyeh, Gonbaki.[4]
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 298 in 65 households, when it was in Chahdegal Rural District of the former Rigan District of Bam County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 370 people in 100 households,[6] by which time the village was in Negin Kavir Rural District of Negin Kavir District of Fahraj County. The latest census in 2016 indicated the population was below the reporting threshold, when the village had been transferred to Naseriyeh Rural District of the former Gonbaki District of Rigan County.[2]
In 2023, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Gonbaki County and divided into two districts and four rural districts, with the city of Gonbaki as its capital and only city.[7]
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References
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (6 July 2023). "Mehdiabad-e Olya, Gonbaki County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 08. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names website (in Persian)
- ^ Davodi, Parviz (29 July 1386). "Approval letter regarding the reforms of country divisions in Kerman province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 08. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 08. Archived from the original (Excel) on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Mokhbar, Mohammad (27 May 2023). "Approval letter regarding the country divisions of Kerman province". DOTIC (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 27 June 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
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