Khamak Rural District (Persian: دهستان خمک) is in Khamak District of Zehak County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran.[3] Its capital is the village of Khamak.[4]

Khamak Rural District
Persian: دهستان خمک
Khamak Rural District is located in Iran
Khamak Rural District
Khamak Rural District
Coordinates: 30°53′52″N 61°36′40″E / 30.89778°N 61.61111°E / 30.89778; 61.61111[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceSistan and Baluchestan
CountyZehak
DistrictKhamak
CapitalKhamak
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total11,037
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the National Census of 2006, its population (as a part of Jazink District) was 10,324 in 2,414 households.[5] There were 11,126 inhabitants in 2,977 households at the following census of 2011.[6] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 11,037 in 3,197 households. The largest of its 65 villages was Khamak, with 1,542 people.[2]

After the census, the rural district was separated from the district in the establishment of Khamak District, which was divided into two rural districts.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (23 April 2023). "Khamak Rural District (Zehak County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 23 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 Jahangiri, Ishaq (16 July 1400). "Approval letter regarding country divisions in Zehak and Zabol Counties of Sistan and Baluchestan province". Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  4. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein. "Creation of 16 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Zabol County under Sistan and Baluchestan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 11 February 2016. Retrieved 29 December 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.
  6. ^ "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.