Rigan County Explained

Rigan County
Native Name:	fa|شهرستان ریگان
Settlement Type:	County
Image Map1:	IranKerman-SVG.svg
Map Caption1:	Location of Kerman province in Iran
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Kerman
Seat Type:	Capital
Seat:	Mohammadabad
Parts Type:	Districts
Parts Style:	para
P1:	Central
P2:	Rahmatabad
Population As Of:	2016
Population Total:	88410
Coordinates:	28.3558°N 59.2294°W
Coordinates Footnotes:	^[1]
Timezone:	IRST
Utc Offset:	+3:30

Rigan County (fa|شهرستان ریگان) is in Kerman province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Mohammadabad.^[2]

History

After the 2006 National Census, Rigan District was separated from Bam County in the establishment of Rigan County.^[2] In 2019, the villages of Abbasabad-e Sardar and Rahmatabad were elevated to city status.^[3]

In 2023, Gonbaki District was separated from the county in the establishment of Gonbaki County and renamed the Central District. At the same time, Posht-e Rig Rural District was established in the Central District of Rigan County, and Gavkan Rural District was separated from it in the formation of Rahmatabad District, including the new Sadabad Rural District.^[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2011 census, the county's population was 66,335 people in 17,598 households.^[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 88,410 in 23,983 households.^[6]

Administrative divisions

Rigan County's population history and administrative structure over two consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Rigan County Population

Administrative Divisions	2011	2016
Central District	46,150	62,433
Gavkan RD	4,463	4,780
	32,023	36,933
Abbasabad-e Sardar (city)
Mohammadabad (city)	9,664	20,720
Gonbaki District	20,185	25,976
	7,790	4,585
	12,395	14,181
Gonbaki (city)		7,210
Rahmatabad District
Rahmatabad (city)
Total	66,335	88,410

See also

Notes and References

1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Rigan County. . 9 December 2024. 9 December 2024. fa.
2. Approval letter regarding the reforms of national divisions in Kerman province. fa. lamtakam.com. Lam ta Kam. https://web.archive.org/web/20240201145205/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/135003. Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Davodi. Parviz. 1 February 2024. c. 2024. Approved 29 July 1386. Proposal 93023/42/1/4/1; Letter 58538/T26118H; Notification 161407/T38028K. 1 February 2024.
3. Letter of approval regarding the conversion of Rahmatabad and Abbasabad-e Sardar villages from the Central District of Rigan County, Kerman province, to the city. fa. qavanin.ir. Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran. https://web.archive.org/web/20230704191210/https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/288424. Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Jahangiri. Ishaq. 4 July 2023. c. 2023. Approved 26 May 2019. Proposal 129882. 4 July 2023.
4. News: Approval letter regarding the national divisions of Kerman province. fa. dotic.ir. Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran. https://web.archive.org/web/20230627150643/https://dotic.ir/news/14362. Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Mokhbar. Mohammad. 27 June 2023. 27 May 2023. Approved 18 February 1402. 4 July 2023. Proposal 65204; Notification 25362/T59007H.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Kerman Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. irandataportal.syr.edu. Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University. https://web.archive.org/web/20230329231518/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Kerman.xls. 29 March 2023. 19 December 2022. Excel.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Kerman Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 19 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20201020091047/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_08.xlsx. Excel. 20 October 2020.