Kotij Rural District

Coordinates: 26°41′32″N 59°05′45″E / 26.69222°N 59.09583°E / 26.69222; 59.09583
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Kotij Rural District
Persian: دهستان کتیج
Kotij Rural District is located in Iran
Kotij Rural District
Kotij Rural District
Coordinates: 26°41′32″N 59°05′45″E / 26.69222°N 59.09583°E / 26.69222; 59.09583[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceSistan and Baluchestan
CountyFanuj
DistrictKotij
CapitalKotij
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total7,271
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Kotij Rural District (Persian: دهستان کتیج) is in Kotij District of Fanuj County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. It is administered from the city of Kotij.[3]

At the National Census of 2006, its population (as a part of the former Fanuj District of Nik Shahr County) was 11,168 in 2,449 households.[4] There were 12,699 inhabitants in 3,085 households at the following census of 2011.[5] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 7,271 in 1,950 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Fanuj County. The largest of its 45 villages was Kotij (now a city),[6] with 3,016 people.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (10 April 2023). "Kotij Rural District (Fanuj County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 10 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. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (12 April 1397). "The decision of the Ministry of Interior regarding the transformation of Kotij village, the center of Kotij District of Fanuj County, into a city was announced". DOTIC (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 9 April 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2023.