Poshtkuh Rural District (Falard County) Explained

Poshtkuh Rural District
Native Name:Persian: دهستان پشتكوه
Settlement Type:Rural District
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates:31.3153°N 51.1142°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Falard
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Emamzadeh Hasan
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Darreh Namdari
Population Total:9081
Population As Of:2016
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Poshtkuh Rural District (Persian: دهستان پشتكوه) is in Emamzadeh Hasan District of Falard County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran.[2] Its capital is the village of Darreh Namdari. The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Qaleh Sukhteh.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Falard District of Lordegan County) was 8,569 in 1,783 households.[4] There were 9,575 inhabitants in 2,262 households at the following census of 2011.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 9,081 in 2,468 households. The most populous of its 34 villages was Shah Najaf, with 1,131 people.[6]

In 2022, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Falard County. The rural district was transferred to the new Emamzadeh Hasan District.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Poshtkuh Rural District (Falard County) . . 1 April 2023 . 1 April 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: The approval letter of the Board of Ministers regarding the national divisions of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province was announced . fa . DOTIC . https://web.archive.org/web/20220801134409/https://dotic.ir/news/12595 . 1 August 2022 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Mokhbar . Mohammad . 21 April 1401 . 1 April 2023.
  3. Web site: Creation and establishment of Falard District, centered in Mal-e Khalifa village, and Poshtkuh Rural District, centered in Qaleh Sukhteh village in Lordegan County under Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20240403142622/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/111774 . 3 April 2024 . Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board . 19 December 1368 . Habibi . Hassan . 3 April 2024.
  4. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 14 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094403/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/14.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
  5. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 14 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230116012310/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Chahar-Mahal-and-Bakhtiari.xls . 16 January 2023. 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  6. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 14 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190524080828/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_14.xlsx . Excel . 24 May 2019.