Zamkan District (Persian: بخش زمکان) is in Salas-e Babajani County, Kermanshah province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Mirabad,[2] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 966 people in 260 households.[3]

Zamkan District
Persian: بخش زمکان
Zamkan District is located in Iran
Zamkan District
Zamkan District
Coordinates: 34°45′20″N 46°13′46″E / 34.75556°N 46.22944°E / 34.75556; 46.22944[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceKermanshah
CountySalas-e Babajani
CapitalMirabad
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

History

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In 2019, Zamkan Rural District[a] was separated from the Central District in the establishment of Zamkan District, which was divided into two rural districts, including the new Zamkan-e Shomali Rural District.[2]

Zamkan District
Administrative Divisions
Zamkan-e Jonubi RD[b]
Zamkan-e Shomali RD
RD = Rural District

See also

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  Iran portal

Notes

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  1. ^ Renamed Zamkan-e Jonubi Rural District
  2. ^ Formerly Zamkan Rural District[2]

References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (6 March 2024). "Zamkan District (Salas-e Babajani County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Jahangiri, Ishaq (14 April 2019). "Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Kermanshah province". Shahr Danesh Law Research Institute (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 05. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.