Rostaq Rural District (Darab County)

Coordinates: 28°31′59″N 55°02′30″E / 28.53306°N 55.04167°E / 28.53306; 55.04167
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Rostaq Rural District
Persian: دهستان رستاق
Rostaq Rural District is located in Iran
Rostaq Rural District
Rostaq Rural District
Coordinates: 28°31′59″N 55°02′30″E / 28.53306°N 55.04167°E / 28.53306; 55.04167[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceFars
CountyDarab
DistrictRostaq
CapitalLay Zangan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total8,830
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Rostaq Rural District (Persian: دهستان رستاق)[3] is in Rostaq District of Darab County, Fars province, Iran.[4] Its capital is the village of Lay Zangan. The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Rostaq[5] (now a city).[4]

At the National Census of 2006, its population was 9,171 in 2,206 households.[6] There were 9,355 inhabitants in 2,421 households at the following census of 2011.[7] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 8,830 in 2,535 households. The largest of its 74 villages was Rostaq (now a city),[4] with 3,598 people.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (16 September 2023). "Rostaq Rural District (Darab County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. Archived from the original (Excel) on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names website (in Persian)
  4. ^ a b c "Rastaq joined the cities of Fars". IRIB News (in Persian). Sada and Sima News Agency. 16 March 2018. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  5. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (16 June 1365). "Creation and formation of 16 rural districts including villages and farms and places within a certain geographical area in Darab County under Fars province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 9 February 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. 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. 07. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.