Gowhar Kuh Rural District

Rural district in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran

Rural District in Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran
Gowhar Kuh Rural District
Persian: دهستان گوهركوه
28°25′52″N 60°27′44″E / 28.43111°N 60.46222°E / 28.43111; 60.46222[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceSistan and Baluchestan
CountyTaftan
DistrictGowhar Kuh
CapitalGowhar Shahr-e Chah-e Darkhati
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total10,078
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Gowhar Kuh Rural District (Persian: دهستان گوهركوه)[3] is in Gowhar Kuh District of Taftan County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran.[4] Its capital is the village of Gowhar Shahr-e Chah-e Darkhati.[5]

At the National Census of 2006, its population (as a part of the former Nukabad District of Khash County) was 9,100 in 1,887 households.[6] There were 8,383 inhabitants in 2,048 households at the following census of 2011.[7] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 10,078 in 3,024 households. The most populous of its 195 villages was Shirabad, with 751 people.[2]

In 2018, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Taftan County, which was divided into three districts of two rural districts each, with Nukabad as its capital and only city.[4]

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References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (20 April 2023). "Gowhar Kuh Rural District (Taftan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 20 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. ^ Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names website (in Persian)
  4. ^ a b Jahangiri, Ishaq (13 September 2018). "Approval letter regarding the country divisions of Khash County of Sistan and Baluchestan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 24 January 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Creation and formation of nine rural districts including villages, farms and places located in Khash County of Sistan and Baluchestan 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. 2 February 1366. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.


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