Rigan Rural District

Coordinates: 28°41′11″N 59°02′18″E / 28.68639°N 59.03833°E / 28.68639; 59.03833
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For the administrative division of Kerman province, see Rigan County. For other places with a similar name, see Rigan.

Rigan Rural District
Persian: دهستان ريگان
Rural District
Rigan Rural District is located in Iran
Rigan Rural District
Rigan Rural District
Coordinates: 28°41′11″N 59°02′18″E / 28.68639°N 59.03833°E / 28.68639; 59.03833[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceKerman
CountyRigan
DistrictCentral
CapitalMohammadabad
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total36,933
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Rigan Rural District (Persian: دهستان ريگان) is in the Central District of Rigan County, Kerman province, Iran.[3] It is administered from the city of Mohammadabad.[4]

At the National Census of 2006, its population (as a part of the former Rigan District of Bam County) was 26,114 in 5,705 households.[5] There were 32,023 inhabitants in 8,188 households at the following census of 2011, by which time the rural district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Rigan County.[6] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 36,933 in 10,392 households. The most populous of its 112 villages was Abbasabad-e Sardar (now a city),[7] with 5,125 people.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (5 July 2023). "Rigan 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. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (18 May 1366). "Creation and formation of 14 rural districts including villages, fields and places in Bam County under Kerman province". Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  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. ^ Jahangiri, Ishaq (26 May 2019). "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". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.


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