Posht-e Rig Rural District explained

Posht-e Rig Rural District
Native Name:Persian: دهستان پشت ریگ
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:Kerman
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Rigan
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Central
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Aliabad-e Posht-e Rig
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Posht-e Rig Rural District (Persian: دهستان پشت ریگ) is in the Central District of Rigan County, Kerman province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Aliabad-e Posht-e Rig,[2] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 1,379 in 359 households.[3]

History

After the 2006 census, Gavkan, Gonbaki, and Rigan Rural Districts, and the city of Mohammadabad, were separated from Bam County in the establishment of Rigan County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Mohammadabad as its capital and only city at the time.[4]

Posht-e Rig Rural District was established in the Central District in 2023.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Posht-e Rig Rural District (Rigan County) . . 5 July 2023 . 5 July 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Approval letter regarding the country divisions of Kerman province . fa . DOTIC . https://web.archive.org/web/20230627150643/https://dotic.ir/news/14362 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Mokhbar . Mohammad . 27 June 2023 . 27 May 2023 . 4 July 2023.
  3. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 08 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201020091047/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_08.xlsx . Excel . 20 October 2020.
  4. Web site: Approval letter regarding the reforms of country divisions in Kerman province . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20240201145205/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/135003 . Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board . Davodi . Parviz . 1 February 2024 . 29 July 1386 . 1 February 2024.