Poshtkuh District (Khash County) Explained

Poshtkuh District
Native Name:Persian: بخش پشتکوه
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Sistan and Baluchestan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Khash
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Gurchan
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Poshtkuh District (Persian: بخش پشتکوه) is in Khash County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Gurchan,[2] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 385 people in 139 households.[3]

History

In December 2019, Poshtkuh Rural District was separated from the Central District in the establishment of Poshtkuh District, which was divided into two rural districts, including the new Bilari Rural District.[2]

Demographics

Administrative divisions

Poshtkuh District
Administrative Divisions
Bilari RD
Poshtkuh RD

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Poshtkuh District (Khash County) . . 12 April 2023 . 12 April 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Approval letter regarding the country divisions of the Central District of Khash County of Sistan and Baluchestan province . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20200124163524/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/1392521 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . 24 January 2020 . 11 December 2019 . 20 November 2023.
  3. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 11 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211223104011/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_11.xlsx . Excel . 23 December 2021.