Borran-e Olya
City in Ardabil province, Iran
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Borran-e Olya (Persian: بران عليا)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Borran District in Aslan Duz County, Ardabil province, Iran.[6] As a village, it was the capital of Qeshlaq-e Gharbi Rural District[7] until its capital was transferred to the village of Dalik Yarqan.[6]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, Borran-e Olya's population was 1,180 in 236 households, when it was a village in Qeshlaq-e Gharbi Rural District of the former Aslan Duz District in Parsabad County.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 1,102 people in 275 households.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,508 people in 451 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[4]
In 2019, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Aslan Duz County, and the rural district was transferred to the new Borran District.[6] Borran-e Olya was elevated to the status of a city in 2023.[3]
