Bakhtegan Rural District (Persian: دهستان بختگان)[3] is in the Central District of Bakhtegan County, Fars province, Iran.[4] Its capital is the village of Kushkak.[5]
Bakhtegan Rural District
Persian: دهستان بختگان | |
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  Bakhtegan Rural District | |
| Coordinates: 29°40′37″N 53°45′25″E / 29.67694°N 53.75694°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Fars |
| County | Bakhtegan |
| District | Central |
| Capital | Kushkak |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 8,347 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the National Census of 2006, its population (as a part of the former Abadeh Tashk District of Neyriz County) was 7,967 in 1,966 households.[6] There were 8,904 inhabitants in 2,433 households at the following census of 2011.[7] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 8,347 in 2,610 households. The most populous of its 39 villages was Dehmurd, with 2,327 people.[2]
In July 2018, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Bakhtegan County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with the city of Abadeh Tashk as its capital and only city at that time.[4]
References edit
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (14 September 2023). "Bakhtegan Rural District (Bakhtegan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. Archived from the original (Excel) on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names website (in Persian)
- ^ a b Jahangiri, Ishaq (10 July 2018). "Letter of approval regarding the changes in the country divisions of Fars province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 14 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein. "Creation and formation of seven rural districts including villages and farms, places in a part of Neyriz County under Fars province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. 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. 07. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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