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Kakan Rural District

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Kakan Rural District
دهستان كاكان
Country Iran
ProvinceKohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad
CountyBoyer-Ahmad
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2006)
 • Total2,281

Kakan Rural District (Persian: دهستان كاكان) is a rural district (dehestan) in the Central District of Boyer-Ahmad County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 2,281, in 497 families.[1] The rural district has 16 villages.

History

The district was buried, leaving no survivors, during the 1972 Iran blizzard.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
  2. ^ Edwards, Haley Sweetland (February 7, 2012). "40 Years Ago, Iran Was Hit by the Deadliest Blizzard in History". Mental Floss. Retrieved 9 August 2019.