Radkan Rural District

Coordinates: 36°55′28″N 59°05′17″E / 36.92444°N 59.08806°E / 36.92444; 59.08806
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Radkan Rural District
Persian: دهستان رادكان
Radkan Rural District is located in Iran
Radkan Rural District
Radkan Rural District
Coordinates: 36°55′28″N 59°05′17″E / 36.92444°N 59.08806°E / 36.92444; 59.08806[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountyChenaran
DistrictRadkan
CapitalMarichgan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total14,486
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Radkan Rural District (Persian: دهستان رادكان) is in Radkan District of Chenaran County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Marichgan,[3] transferred from Radkan[4]

At the National Census of 2006, its population (as a part of the Central District) was 11,188 in 2,780 households.[5] There were 14,908 inhabitants in 3,342 households at the following census of 2011.[6] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 14,486 in 3,320 households. The most populous of its 47 villages was Qezel Hesar, with 3,570 people.[2]

In August 2019, the rural district was separated from the district in the establishment of Radkan District and Seyyedabad District, each of which was divided into two rural districts.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (27 April 2023). "Radkan Rural District (Chenaran County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b Jahangiri, Ishaq (11 August 2019). "Changes in country divisions in the case of Chenaran County, Razavi Khorasan province". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 29 April 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  4. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein. "Creation and formation of 30 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Mashhad County under Khorasan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. 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. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.