Murtan, Rask

Coordinates: 26°25′48″N 61°45′45″E / 26.43000°N 61.76250°E / 26.43000; 61.76250
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Murtan
Persian: مورتان
Village
Murtan is located in Iran
Murtan
Murtan
Coordinates: 26°25′48″N 61°45′45″E / 26.43000°N 61.76250°E / 26.43000; 61.76250[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceSistan and Baluchestan
CountyRask
DistrictParud
Rural DistrictMurtan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total1,348
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Murtan (Persian: مورتان) is a village in, and the capital of, Murtan Rural District of Parud District, Rask County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran.[3]

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 998 in 184 households, when it was in the Central District of Sarbaz County.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 1,167 people in 253 households,[5] by which time the rural district had been separated in the establishment of Parud District.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 1,348 people in 302 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]

After the census, the district was transferred to the newly established Rask County.

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (17 April 2023). "Murtan, Rask County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 17 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. ^ Davoudi, Parviz (29 July 1386). "The approval letter of the Ministers of the Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board regarding some changes and divisions of the country in Sistan and Baluchestan province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 30 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.