Shamkan District should not be confused with Shamkan Rural District.
Shamkan District | |
Native Name: | Persian: بخش شامکان |
Native Name Lang: | fa |
Settlement Type: | District |
Pushpin Map: | Iran |
Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Iran |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Razavi Khorasan |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Sheshtamad |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Shamkan |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | IRST |
Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Shamkan District (Persian: بخش شامکان) is in Sheshtamad County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Shamkan,[2] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 1,882 in 581 households.[3]
In February 2019, Sheshtamad District was separated from Sabzevar County in the establishment of Sheshtamad County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with the city of Sheshtomad as its capital.[2] In March 2022, the village of Shamkan was elevated to the status of a city.[4]
Administrative Divisions | |
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Rob-e Shamat RD | |
Shamkan RD | |
Shamkan (city) | |