Quchan Atiq Rural District
Rural district in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Quchan Atiq Rural District (Persian: دهستان قوچان عتيق) is in Quchan Atiq District of Quchan County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Asgarabad,[3] transferred from Shahr-e Kohneh.[4]
Quchan Atiq Rural District
Persian: دهستان قوچان عتيق | |
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Coordinates: 37°05′58″N 58°26′00″E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Razavi Khorasan |
County | Quchan |
District | Quchan Atiq |
Capital | Asgarabad |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 21,037 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the National Census of 2006, its population (as a part of the Central District) was 24,559 in 6,137 households.[5] There were 23,226 inhabitants in 6,663 households at the following census of 2011.[6] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 21,037 in 6,521 households. The most populous of its 48 villages was Shahr-e Kohneh (now a city),[7] with 3,320 people.[2]
In 2019, Dughayi Rural District and Quchan Atiq Rural District were separated from the Central District in the establishment of Abkuh District[8] and Quchan Atiq District,[3] respectively, each of which was divided into two rural districts.