Rigi (Persian: ريگي)[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Belharat Rural District of Belharat District, Miyan Jolgeh County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran.[4] The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Golbui-ye Pain.[5]
Rigi
Persian: ريگي | |
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Village | |
  Rigi | |
| Coordinates: 35°46′28″N 58°43′28″E / 35.77444°N 58.72444°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Razavi Khorasan |
| County | Miyan Jolgeh |
| District | Belharat |
| Rural District | Belharat |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,658 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Demographics
editPopulation
editAt the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,553 in 394 households, when it was in the former Miyan Jolgeh District of Nishapur County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 1,598 people in 471 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,658 people in 491 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]
In 2023, Miyan Jolgeh District was separated from Nishapur County in the establishment of Miyan Jolgeh County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Eshqabad as its capital and only city. Belharat Rural District was transferred to the new Belharat District.[4]
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editReferences
edit- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (5 May 2023). "Rigi, Miyan Jolgeh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Rigi can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3081148" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ a b Mokhbar, Mohammad (11 December 1401). "Changing the center of Eshqabad Rural District, Miyan Jolgeh District of Nishapur County, Razavi Khorasan province to Raisi village and the center of Belharat Rural District to Rigi village". Qavanin. Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 2 July 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein. "Creation and establishment of 20 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Torbat-e Heydarieh County under Khorasan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. 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. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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