Rig-e Malek explained
| Rig-e Malek |
| Native Name: | Persian: ریگ ملک |
| Native Name Lang: | fa |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| 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: | Mirjaveh |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Rig-e Malek |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 1688 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Rig-e Malek (Persian: ریگ ملک) is a city in, and the capital of, Rig-e Malek District of Mirjaveh County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran, and also serves as the administrative center for Rig-e Malek Rural District.[2]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, Rig-e Malek's population was 1,690 in 277 households, when it was a village in Ladiz Rural District of the former Mirjaveh District of Zahedan County.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 1,497 people in 313 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,688 people in 410 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Mirjaveh County. The rural district was transferred to the new Ladiz District, and Rig-e Malek was transferred to Rig-e Malek Rural District created in the new Rig-e Malek District.[2] It was the most populous village in its rural district.[5]
After the census, the village was elevated to the status of a city.[6]
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Rig-e Malek, Mirjaveh County . . 15 April 2023 . 15 April 2023 . fa.
- Web site: Seven new counties were added to the map of country divisions . fa . DOLAT . https://web.archive.org/web/20130108220512/http://www.dolat.ir/NSite/FullStory/News/?Serv=1&Id=223430 . 8 January 2013 . Rahimi . Mohammadreza . Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers . 10 April 2023.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 11 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920083538/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/11.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
- 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.
- 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.
- Web site: Notification of the resolution of the Ministry of Interior regarding the conversion of Rig-e Malek village, the center of Rig-e Malek District, Mirjaveh County, into a city . fa . Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20211204172256/https://dotic.ir/news/1680 . 4 December 2021 . Fazli . Abdolreza Rahmani . Ministry of Interior . 17 December 2018 . 14 April 2023.
