Rahmatabad Rural District (Zarqan County) Explained

Rahmatabad Rural District
Native Name:fa|دهستان رحمت آباد
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:Fars
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Zarqan
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Rahmatabad
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Mehrian
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:6212
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Rahmatabad Rural District (fa|دهستان رحمت آباد) is in Rahmatabad District of Zarqan County, Fars province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Mehrian.[2] The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Rahmatabad.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Zarqan District of Shiraz County) was 6,597 in 1,686 households.[4] There were 6,168 inhabitants in 1,783 households at the following census of 2011.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 6,212 in 1,873 households. The most populous of its 15 villages was Rahmatabad, with 3,402 people.[6]

In 2018, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Zarqan County, and the rural district was transferred to the new Rahmatabad District.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Rahmatabad Rural District (Zarqan County). . 10 October 2024. 10 October 2024. fa.
  2. Approval letter regarding the national divisions of Zarqan District, Shiraz County, Fars province. fa. rc.majlis.ir. Martyrdom of Imam Ali (AS) Research Center of the Islamic Council. https://web.archive.org/web/20220421204859/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/1323638. Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Jahangiri. Ishaq. 21 April 2022. Approved 7 October 1398. c. 2022. Proposal 158356; Notification 88993/T56015H. 1 October 2023.
  3. Creation and formation of 20 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Shiraz County under Fars province. fa. rc.majlis.ir. Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran. https://web.archive.org/web/20170130084708/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/110251. Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Mousavi. Mirhossein. 30 January 2017. 11 December 2023. c. 2017. Approved 4 October 1366. Proposal 53.1.11808; Notification 117950/T918.
  4. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Fars Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 25 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20110920091830/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/07.xls. Excel. 20 September 2011.
  5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Fars Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. irandataportal.syr.edu. Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University. https://web.archive.org/web/20230116202002/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Fars.xls. 16 January 2023. 19 December 2022. Excel.
  6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Fars Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 19 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220406013432/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_07.xlsx. Excel. 6 April 2022.