Gavkan Rural District Explained
| Gavkan Rural District |
| Native Name: | Persian: دهستان گاوكان |
| 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: | Kerman |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Rigan |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Rahmatabad |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Dahaneh-ye Abbasali |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 4780 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Gavkan Rural District (Persian: دهستان گاوكان) is in Rahmatabad District of Rigan County, Kerman province, Iran.[2] Its capital is the village of Dahaneh-ye Abbasali.[3]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Rigan District of Bam County) was 9,246 in 1,826 households.[4] There were 4,463 inhabitants in 1,157 households at the following census of 2011,[5] by which time the rural district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Rigan County and was transferred to the new Central District.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 4,780 in 1,248 households. The most populous of its 81 villages was Dahaneh-ye Abbasali, with 539 people.[7]
In 2023, the rural district was separated from the district in the establishment of Rahmatabad District.[2]
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Gavkan Rural District (Rigan County) . . 5 July 2023 . 5 July 2023 . fa.
- Web site: Approval letter regarding the country divisions of Kerman province . fa . DOTIC . https://web.archive.org/web/20230627150643/https://dotic.ir/news/14362 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Mokhbar . Mohammad . 27 June 2023 . 27 May 2023 . 4 July 2023.
- Web site: Approval of reforms in the villages of Kerman province . fa . Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20230629151830/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/95219 . Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council . Habibi . Hassan . 29 June 2023 . 16 November 1370 . 29 June 2023.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 08 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920093605/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/08.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 08 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230329231518/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Kerman.xls . 29 March 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
- Web site: Approval letter regarding the reforms of country divisions in Kerman province . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20240201145205/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/135003 . Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board . Davodi . Parviz . 1 February 2024 . 29 July 1386 . 1 February 2024.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 08 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201020091047/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_08.xlsx . Excel . 20 October 2020.
