Gafr Rural District should not be confused with Gafr and Parmon District.
Gafr Rural District | |
Native Name: | Persian: دهستان گافر |
Native Name Lang: | fa |
Settlement Type: | Rural District |
Pushpin Map: | Iran |
Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Iran |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Hormozgan |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Bashagard |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Gafr and Parmon |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Sit |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Total: | 2808 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | IRST |
Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Gafr Rural District (Persian: دهستان گافر) is in Gafr and Parmon District of Bashagard County, Hormozgan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Sit.[2]
After the National Census of 2006, Bashagard District was separated from Jask County in the establishment of Bashagard County. Gafr Rural District was created in the new Gafr and Parmon District.[2]
At the time of the 2011 census, the rural district's population was 3,220 in 893 households.[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 2,808 in 762 households. The most populous of its 34 villages was Akharan, with 334 people.[4]