Arad Rural District

Not to be confused with Arad District.

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

Arad Rural District (Persian: دهستان ارد)^[3] is in Arad District of Gerash County, Fars province, Iran.^[4] It is administered from the city of Arad.^[5]

Arad Rural District Persian: دهستان ارد
Rural District
Arad Rural District
Coordinates: 27°42′22″N 53°35′54″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Fars
County	Gerash
District	Arad
Capital	Arad
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	5,443
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Gerash District of Larestan County)^[a] was 6,564 in 1,446 households.^[7] There were 5,767 inhabitants in 1,666 households at the following census of 2011,^[8] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Gerash County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District,^[9] and six months later was transferred to the new Arad District.^[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 5,443 in 1,610 households. The most populous of its 11 villages was Arad (now a city),^[10] with 5,094 people.^[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Formerly Lar County^[6]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (3 October 2024). "Arad Rural District (Gerash County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 3 October 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Fars Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. 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. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (24 November 1402) [Approved May 2019]. Special historical report: becoming the county of Gerash according to government documents. new.gerishna.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Proposal 204101/4/42; Notification 158802/T38854AH20. Archived from the original on 15 November 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2024 – via Afsana Gerash.
5. Mousavi, Mirhossein (c. 2023) [Approved 26 March 1365]. Creation and formation of 22 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Lar County under Fars province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 17013. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
6. Letter of approval regarding changing the name of Lar County to Larestan. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. c. 2022 [Approved 7 October 1398]. Proposal 1.42.25950; Notification 31592T24775H. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2023 – via Martyrdom of Imam Ali (AS) Research Center of the Islamic Council.
7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Fars Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
8. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Fars Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
9. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2021) [Approved 11 November 2018]. Creation of Gerash County in the center of Gerash city in Fars province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 156861/42/4/1. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2024 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
10. Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (21 September 1397) [Approved 17 May 1396]. "Notification of the approval of the Ministry of the Interior regarding the conversion of Arad village in Gerash County to a city". dotic.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior. Letter 59806/33667. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2024 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran.