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 Population1Administrative Divisions | 2011 | 2016 |
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| 14,644 | 14,803 |
| 11,765 | 6,397 |
Faraghi (city) | | 5,777 |
Total | 26,409 | 26,977 |
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See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Pishkamar District (Kalaleh County) . . 13 October 2023 . 13 October 2023 . fa.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.