Zamkan-e Jonubi Rural District (Persian: دهستان زمکان جنوبی), formerly Zamkan Rural District, is in Zamkan District of Salas-e Babajani County, Kermanshah province, Iran.[3] Its capital is the village of Mirabad.[4]
Zamkan-e Jonubi Rural District
Persian: دهستان زمکان جنوبی | |
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  Zamkan-e Jonubi Rural District | |
| Coordinates: 34°40′37″N 46°18′05″E / 34.67694°N 46.30139°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Kermanshah |
| County | Salas-e Babajani |
| District | Zamkan |
| Capital | Mirabad |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 5,070 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the National Census of 2006, its population (as Zamkan Rural District of the Central District) was 6,998 in 1,495 households.[5] There were 6,213 inhabitants in 1,466 households at the following census of 2011.[6] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 5,070 in 1,301 households. The most populous of its 40 villages was Mirabad, with 966 people.[2]
In 2019, Zamkan Rural District's name was changed to Zamkan-e Jonubi Rural District, separated from the Central District, and became, along with the new Zamkan-e Shomali Rural District, a part of the newly established Zamkan District.[3]
References edit
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (6 March 2024). "Zamkan-e Jonubi Rural District (Salas-e Babajani County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 05. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ a b Jahangiri, Ishaq (14 April 2019). "Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Kermanshah province". Shahr Danesh Law Research Institute (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (18 May 1366). "Creation and formation of 17 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Paveh County under Kurdistan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 25 January 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 05. 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. 05. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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