Pishkamar District Explained

Pishkamar District
Native Name:Persian: بخش پیش‌کمر
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Golestan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Kalaleh
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Faraghi
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:26977
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Pishkamar District (Persian: بخش پیش‌کمر) is in Kalaleh County, Golestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Faraghi (formerly the village of Pishkamar).[2]

History

After the 2006 National Census, Zavkuh Rural District was separated from the Central District in the establishment of Pishkamar District, which was divided into two rural districts, including the new Arab Dagh Rural District.[2] After the 2011 census, the village of Pishkamar was elevated to the status of the city of Faraghi.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2011 census, the district's population was 26,409 people in 6,529 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 26,977 inhabitants in 7,394 households.[5]

Administrative divisions

Pishkamar District Population1
Administrative Divisions 2011 2016
14,644 14,803
11,765 6,397
Faraghi (city) 5,777
Total 26,409 26,977

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Pishkamar District (Kalaleh County) . . 13 October 2023 . 13 October 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Letter of approval regarding the reforms of country divisions in Golestan province . https://web.archive.org/web/20131123200358/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/134982 . fa . Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library . Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission . 23 November 2013 . 18 September 2016 . Davodi . Parviz . 19 November 2023.
  3. Web site: Sunni emam of Faraghi city was introduced . fa . Tasnim News . https://web.archive.org/web/20231013184716/https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1393/11/13/642068/امام-جمعه-اهل-سنت-شهر-فراغی-معرفی-شد . Tasnim News Agency . 13 October 2023 . 13 February 2014 . 13 October 2023.
  4. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 27 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230117141913/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Golestan.xls . 17 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  5. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 27 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190329051758/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_27.xlsx . Excel . 29 March 2019.