Gurchan, Sistan and Baluchestan

Gurchan

Persian: گورچان
Gurchan Persian: گورچان
Village
	Gurchan
	Coordinates: 28°19′41″N 61°27′19″E / 28.32806°N 61.45528°E
Country	Iran
Province	Sistan and Baluchestan
County	Khash
District	Poshtkuh
Rural District	Poshtkuh
Population (2016)
• Total	385
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Gurchan (Persian: گورچان) is a village in Poshtkuh Rural District of Poshtkuh District, Khash County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran, serving as capital of the district.^[3]

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 506 in 90 households, when it was in the Central District.^[4] The following census in 2011 counted 252 people in 66 households.^[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 385 people in 139 households.^[2]

In December 2019, the rural district was separated from the district in the establishment of Poshtkuh District, which was divided into two rural districts and no cities.^[3]

References[edit]

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (12 April 2023). "Gurchan, Khash County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Approval letter regarding the country divisions of the Central District of Khash County of Sistan and Baluchestan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. 11 December 2019. Archived from the original on 24 January 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

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[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (12 April 2023). "Gurchan, Khash County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 12 April 2023.

[2016_census-2] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[Poshtkuh_District_and_Esmailabad-3] "Approval letter regarding the country divisions of the Central District of Khash County of Sistan and Baluchestan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. 11 December 2019. Archived from the original on 24 January 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2023.

[2006_census-4] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[2011_census-5] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

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