Gavkan Rural District

Coordinates: 28°13′50″N 59°13′46″E / 28.23056°N 59.22944°E / 28.23056; 59.22944
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Gavkan Rural District
Persian: دهستان گاوكان
Gavkan Rural District is located in Iran
Gavkan Rural District
Gavkan Rural District
Coordinates: 28°13′50″N 59°13′46″E / 28.23056°N 59.22944°E / 28.23056; 59.22944[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceKerman
CountyRigan
DistrictRahmatabad
CapitalDahaneh-ye Abbasali
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total4,780
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Gavkan Rural District (Persian: دهستان گاوكان) is in Rahmatabad District of Rigan County, Kerman province, Iran.[3] Its capital is the village of Dahaneh-ye Abbasali.[4]

At the National Census of 2006, its population (as a part of the former Rigan District of Bam County) was 9,246 in 1,826 households.[5] There were 4,463 inhabitants in 1,157 households at the following census of 2011,[6] by which time the rural district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Rigan County.[7] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 4,780 in 1,248 households. The most populous of its 81 villages was Dahaneh-ye Abbasali, with 539 people.[2]

In 2023, Gavkan Rural District was separated from the Central District and transferred to the newly formed Rahmatabad District.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (5 July 2023). "Gavkan Rural District (Rigan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 08. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b Mokhbar, Mohammad (27 May 2023). "Approval letter regarding the country divisions of Kerman province". DOTIC (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 27 June 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  4. ^ Habibi, Hassan (16 November 1370). "Approval of reforms in the villages of Kerman province". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Archived from the original on 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 08. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 08. Archived from the original (Excel) on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. ^ Davodi, Parviz (29 July 1386). "Approval letter regarding the reforms of country divisions in Kerman province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.