Gurchan, Sistan and Baluchestan explained

Gurchan
Native Name:Persian: گورچان
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Sistan and Baluchestan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Khash
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Poshtkuh
Subdivision Type4:Rural District
Subdivision Name4:Poshtkuh
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:385
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Gurchan (Persian: گورچان) is a village in Poshtkuh Rural District of Poshtkuh District, Khash County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran, serving as capital of the district.[2]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 506 in 90 households, when it was in the Central District.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 252 people in 66 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 385 people in 139 households.[5]

In December 2019, the rural district was separated from the district in the establishment of Poshtkuh District, which was divided into two rural districts, including the new Bilari Rural District.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Gurchan, Khash County . . 12 April 2023 . 12 April 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Approval letter regarding the country divisions of the Central District of Khash County of Sistan and Baluchestan province . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20200124163524/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/1392521 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . 24 January 2020 . 11 December 2019 . 20 November 2023.
  3. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 11 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920083538/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/11.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
  4. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 11 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20221125114706/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Sistan-and-Baluchestan.xls . 25 November 2022 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  5. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 11 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211223104011/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_11.xlsx . Excel . 23 December 2021.