Gowhar Kuh Rural District (Persian: دهستان گوهركوه)[3] is in Gowhar Kuh District of Taftan County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran.[4] Its capital is the village of Gowhar Shahr-e Chah-e Darkhati.[5]
Gowhar Kuh Rural District
Persian: دهستان گوهركوه | |
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  Gowhar Kuh Rural District | |
| Coordinates: 28°25′52″N 60°27′44″E / 28.43111°N 60.46222°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Sistan and Baluchestan |
| County | Taftan |
| District | Gowhar Kuh |
| Capital | Gowhar Shahr-e Chah-e Darkhati |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 10,078 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Demographics
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editAt the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Nukabad District of Khash County) was 9,100 in 1,887 households.[6] There were 8,383 inhabitants in 2,048 households at the following census of 2011.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 10,078 in 3,024 households. The most populous of its 195 villages was Shirabad, with 751 people.[2]
In 2018, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Taftan County, which was divided into three districts of two rural districts each, with Nukabad as its capital and only city. Gowhar Kuh Rural District was transferred to the new Gowhar Kuh District.[4]
See also
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References
edit- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (20 April 2023). "Gowhar Kuh Rural District (Taftan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names website (in Persian)
- ^ a b Jahangiri, Ishaq (13 September 2018). "Approval letter regarding the country divisions of Khash County of Sistan and Baluchestan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 24 January 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "Creation and formation of nine rural districts including villages, farms and places located in Khash County of Sistan and Baluchestan province". Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. 2 February 1366. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. 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. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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