Bent Rural District (Persian: دهستان بنت) is in Bent District of Nik Shahr County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran.[3] It is administered from the city of Bent.[4]

Bent Rural District
Persian: دهستان بنت
Bent Rural District is located in Iran
Bent Rural District
Bent Rural District
Coordinates: 26°12′49″N 59°34′07″E / 26.21361°N 59.56861°E / 26.21361; 59.56861[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceSistan and Baluchestan
CountyNik Shahr
DistrictBent
CapitalBent
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total12,192
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the National Census of 2006, its population was 9,536 in 2,021 households.[5] There were 10,482 inhabitants in 2,609 households at the following census of 2011.[3] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 12,192 in 3,412 households. The most populous of its 36 villages was Dask, with 2,059 people.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (16 April 2023). "Bent Rural District (Nik Shahr County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b "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.
  4. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (18 August 1365). "Approval regarding the definitions and regulations of Iranshahr divisions". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  5. ^ "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.