Meshkinabad Rural District | |
Native Name: | Persian: دهستان مشکینآباد |
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: | Alborz |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Fardis |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Meshkin Dasht |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Shahrak-e Mohandesi-ye Zerai |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Total: | 16288 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | IRST |
Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Meshkinabad Rural District (Persian: دهستان مشکینآباد) is in Meshkin Dasht District of Fardis County, Alborz province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Shahrak-e Mohandesi-ye Zerai.[2]
In 2010, Karaj County was separated from Tehran province in the establishment of Alborz province.[3]
In 2013, the city of Meshkin Dasht and other parts were separated from the county in the establishment of Fardis County, and Meshkinabad Rural District was created in the new Meshkin Dasht District.[2]
At the time of the 2016 National Census, the rural district's population was 16,288 in 5,171 households. The most populous of its two villages was Shahrak-e Mohandesi-ye Zerai, with 16,104 people.[4]