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Zahmakan Rural District

Coordinates: 28°19′33″N 57°04′05″E / 28.32583°N 57.06806°E / 28.32583; 57.06806
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Zahmakan Rural District
Persian: دهستان زهمکان
Zahmakan Rural District is located in Iran
Zahmakan Rural District
Zahmakan Rural District
Coordinates: 28°19′33″N 57°04′05″E / 28.32583°N 57.06806°E / 28.32583; 57.06806[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceKerman
CountyFaryab
DistrictHur
CapitalZahmakan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total3,986
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Zahmakan Rural District (Persian: دهستان زهمکان) is in Hur District of Faryab County, Kerman province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Zahmakan.[3]

History

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After the 2006 National Census, Faryab District was separated from Kahnuj County in the establishment of Faryab County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Faryab as its capital and only city at the time. Zahmakan Rural District was created in the new Hur District.[3]

Demographics

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Population

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At the time of the 2011 census, the rural district's population was 3,504 in 963 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 3,986 in 1,229 households. The most populous of its 21 villages was Murdan, with 990 people.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (28 June 2023). "Zahmakan Rural District (Faryab County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 08. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b "With six changes in the geography of Kerman province: Faryab County was added to the map of country divisions". DOLAT (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. 8 February 2011. Archived from the original on 22 January 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 08. Archived from the original (Excel) on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.