Gafr Rural District Explained

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]

History

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]

Demographics

Population

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]

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Gafr Rural District (Bashagard County) . . 6 September 2023 . 6 September 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Divisional changes and reforms in Hormozgan province . fa . Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20230906144613/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/121746 . Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers . Davoodi . Parviz . 6 September 2023 . 28 July 1387 . 6 September 2023.
  3. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 22 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230117182750/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Hormozgan.xls . 17 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  4. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 22 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220505014212/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_22.xlsx . Excel . 5 May 2022.