Petergan Rural District Explained
| Petergan Rural District |
| Native Name: | Persian: دهستان پترگان |
| 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: | South Khorasan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Zirkuh |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Central |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Shah Rakht |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 5976 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Petergan Rural District (Persian: دهستان پترگان) is in the Central District of Zirkuh County, South Khorasan province, Iran.[2] Its capital is the village of Shah Rakht.[3]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Zirkuh District in Qaen County) was 5,865 in 1,287 households.[4] There were 6,375 inhabitants in 1,536 households at the following census of 2011.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 5,976 in 1,584 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Zirkuh County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District.[2] The most populous of its 12 villages was Shah Rakht, with 2,404 people.[6]
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Petergan Rural District (Zirkuh County) . . 22 March 2023 . 22 March 2023 . fa.
- Web site: Reforms and creation of country divisions in Qaen and Zirkuh Counties in South Khorasan province . https://web.archive.org/web/20210202082533/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/185326 . 2 February 2021 . Qavanin . Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers . Rahimi . Mohammad Reza . fa . 5 August 2013 . 24 November 2023.
- Web site: Creation and formation of five rural districts including villages, farms and places in a certain geographical area in Qaenat County under Khorasan province . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20231227195822/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/109560 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . 27 December 2023 . 16 June 1365 . 27 December 2023.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 29 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920092820/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/29.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 29 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230120174134/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/South-Khorasan.xls . 20 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 29 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201017050122/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_29.xlsx . Excel . 17 October 2020.
