Radkan District

Not to be confused with Radkan Rural District.

For the city, see Radkan. For other places with a similar name, see Radekan.

Radkan District (Persian: بخش رادكان) is in Chenaran County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Radkan,^[2] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 2,609 people in 784 households.^[3]

Radkan District Persian: بخش رادكان
District
Radkan District
Coordinates: 36°55′09″N 59°05′22″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Razavi Khorasan
County	Chenaran
Capital	Radkan
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

History

In August 2019, Radkan Rural District was separated from the Central District in the establishment of Radkan District, which was divided into two rural districts, including the new Qiasabad Rural District.^[2] The village of Radkan was elevated to the status of a city.^[4]

Demographics

Administrative divisions

Radkan District

Administrative Divisions
Qiasabad RD
Radkan RD
Radkan (city)[lower-alpha 1]
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Became a city after the 2016 census

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (27 April 2023). "Radkan District (Chenaran County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 27 April 2023.
2. Jahangiri, Ishaq (11 August 2019). "Changes in country divisions in the case of Chenaran County, Razavi Khorasan province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 29 April 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
4. "A report about a museum city 75 km from Mashhad: Radkan, a combination of historical works and eye-catching nature". Khorasan News (in Persian). Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2024.