Bachsch

Bachsch ( Persian بخش, DMG baḫš , singular: bachsch , plural: bachschhā ) is an administrative level in Iran below the administrative districts (شهرستان Shahrestan ) and above those who collectively from cities (شهر Schahr ) and municipalities (دهستان Dehestan ) is formed. In the following, the word is rendered as “circle” and in English often as district . Iran has 31 provinces (Ostan), 336 administrative districts (Schahrestan), 889 counties (Bachsch), 1,016 cities (Schahr), 2,400 municipalities (Dehestan) and approx. 62,000 villages (Deh).

Overview

The following overview provides a better understanding of the administrative units . An example is a province P with two administrative districts ( Schahrestan ): A and B. Administrative district A has three districts ( Bachsch ): Center, X and Y. The district center is the district in which the city M is located, the capital of the administrative district . Each district contains one or more cities and one or more municipalities (Gd). In our example, the district center contains the city M, the city N and the municipality T, which is composed of the villages D1, D2, D3 and D4; District X contains the city O and the municipality U; and County Y has no cities and a municipality. The smallest administrative district consists of only one city as the only district, which of course is called the center. Administrative district ( Shahrestan ) B in the following table is such a type, it contains only one city: Q.

Province ( ostan )	Administrative district ( shahrestan )	Circle ( bachsch )	City ( shahr ) / municipality ( dehestan )	Villages
P	A.	center	City M (main town)
			City N
			Gd T	D1, D2, D3, D4
		X	City O
		X	Gd U	D5, D6
		Y	Gd V	D7, D8, D9
	B.	center	City Q

The following overview of the districts ( Bachsch ) of Iran is subdivided into provinces , administrative districts ( Scharestan ) and districts ( Bachsch ).

Individual evidence

^ Bureau of International Scientific Cooperation: National Report on Development of Education in the Islamic Republic of Iran With an Emphasis on Inclusive Education a way to the Future. Ministry of Education of the IR of Iran, October 2008, accessed on January 19, 2018 (English): "30 provinces, 336 cities, 889 districts, 1016 towns, 2400 rural districts and about 62, 000 villages"

[1] Bureau of International Scientific Cooperation: National Report on Development of Education in the Islamic Republic of Iran With an Emphasis on Inclusive Education a way to the Future. Ministry of Education of the IR of Iran, October 2008, accessed on January 19, 2018 (English): "30 provinces, 336 cities, 889 districts, 1016 towns, 2400 rural districts and about 62, 000 villages"