Zahmakan Rural District (Persian: دهستان زهمکان) is in Hur District of Faryab County, Kerman province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Zahmakan.[3]
Zahmakan Rural District
Persian: دهستان زهمکان | |
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  Zahmakan Rural District | |
| Coordinates: 28°19′33″N 57°04′05″E / 28.32583°N 57.06806°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Kerman |
| County | Faryab |
| District | Hur |
| Capital | Zahmakan |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,986 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
History
editAfter the 2006 National Census, Faryab District was separated from Kahnuj County in the establishment of Faryab County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Faryab as its capital and only city at the time. Zahmakan Rural District was created in the new Hur District.[3]
Demographics
editPopulation
editAt the time of the 2011 census, the rural district's population was 3,504 in 963 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 3,986 in 1,229 households. The most populous of its 21 villages was Murdan, with 990 people.[2]
See also
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References
edit- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (28 June 2023). "Zahmakan Rural District (Faryab County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 28 June 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.
- ^ a b "With six changes in the geography of Kerman province: Faryab County was added to the map of country divisions". DOLAT (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. 8 February 2011. Archived from the original on 22 January 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ "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.
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