Qorqori District Explained

Qorqori District should not be confused with Qorqori Rural District.

Qorqori District
Native Name:Persian: بخش قرقرئ
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:Hirmand
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Qorqori
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:13192
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Qorqori District (Persian: بخش قرقرئ) is in Hirmand County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Qorqori.[2]

History

After the 2006 National Census, Miyan Kongi District was separated from Zabol County in the establishment of Hirmand County, which was divided into two districts and five rural districts, with Dust Mohammad as its capital and only city at the time.[2] After the 2016 census, the village of Qorqori was elevated to the status of a city.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2011 census, the district's population was 14,544 people in 3,242 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 13,192 inhabitants in 3,492 households.[5]

Administrative divisions

Qorqori District Population
Administrative Divisions 2011 2016
4,110 4,396
10,434 8,796
Qorqori (city)
Total 14,544 13,192

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Qorqori District (Hirmand County) . . 11 April 2023 . 11 April 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Reforms of country divisions in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Zabol County . fa . Qavanin . https://web.archive.org/web/20230721111528/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/119358 . Davodi . Parviz . 21 July 2023 . 18 September 1386 . Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers . 31 December 2023.
  3. Web site: Notification of the approval of the Ministry of Interior regarding the transformation of Qorqori village, the center of Qorqori District of Hirmand County, into a city . fa . Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20211204172652/https://dotic.ir/news/1683 . 4 December 2021 . Fazli . Abdolreza Rahmani . Ministry of Interior . 21 December 1397 . 11 April 2023.
  4. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 11 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20221125114706/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Sistan-and-Baluchestan.xls . 25 November 2022 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  5. 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.