Kargan Rud District Explained
| Kargan Rud District |
| Native Name: | Persian: بخش کرگانرود |
| Native Name Lang: | fa |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gilan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Talesh |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Lisar |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 26508 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Kargan Rud District (Persian: بخش کرگانرود) is in Talesh County, Gilan province, in northwestern Iran. Its capital is the city of Lisar.[2] The dialect of Kargan Rud is a variety of Talysh.[3] The area was historically part of the Karganrud Khanate. It was created after the Russo-Persian War, when Fath 'Ali Shah divided Persian Talesh among 5 prominent families to weaken Mir Mostafa Khan's power.[4] [5]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 24,804 in 6,216 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 25,546 people in 7,346 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 26,508 inhabitants in 8,459 households.[8]
Administrative divisions
Kargan Rud District Population| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|
| 13,495 | 14,036 | 14,291 |
| 8,710 | 8,248 | 8,570 |
| Lisar (city) | 2,599 | 3,262 | 3,647 |
| Total | 24,804 | 25,546 | 26,508 |
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See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Kargan Rud District (Talesh County) . . 10 October 2023 . 10 October 2023 . fa.
- Web site: Divisional reforms in Gilan province . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20180516021949/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/122005 . Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board . Aref . Mohammad Reza . 16 May 2018 . 22 March 1381 . 13 December 2023.
- Asatrian, Garnik and Habib Borjian, 2005. Talish: people and language: The state of research. Iran and the Caucasus 9/1, p 43-72
- Asatrian . Garnik . Borjian . Habib . 2005 . Talish and the Talishis (The State of Research) . Iran & the Caucasus . 9 . 1 . 45 . 1609-8498.
- Rabino . H. L. . 1920 . Rulers of Gilan: Rulers of Gaskar, Tul and Naw, Persian Talish, Tulam, Shaft, Rasht, Kuhdum, Kuchisfahan, Daylaman, Ranikuh, and Ashkawar, in Gilan, Persia . The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland . 3 . 280–282 . 0035-869X.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 01 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920083905/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/01.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 01 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20231008063316/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Gilan.xls . 8 October 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 01 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201204200858/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_01.xlsx . Excel . 4 December 2020.
