Quchan Atiq District

Not to be confused with Quchan Atiq Rural District.

For the administrative division of Razavi Khorasan province, see Quchan County. For the city, see Quchan.

Quchan Atiq District (Persian: بخش قوچان عتیق) is in Quchan County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Shahr-e Kohneh,^[2] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 3,320 people in 1,062 households.^[3]

Quchan Atiq District Persian: بخش قوچان عتیق
District
Quchan Atiq District
Coordinates: 37°05′58″N 58°21′16″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Razavi Khorasan
County	Quchan
Capital	Shahr-e Kohneh
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

History

In 2019, Quchan Atiq Rural District was separated from the Central District in the formation of Quchan Atiq District.^[2] The village of Shahr-e Kohneh was elevated to the status of a city.^[4]

Demographics

Administrative divisions

Quchan Atiq District

Administrative Divisions
Quchan Atiq RD
Yazdan RD
Shahr-e Kohneh (city)[a]
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Became a city after the 2016 census^[4]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (4 November 2024). "Quchan Atiq District (Quchan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 4 November 2024.
2. Jahangiri, Ishaq (26 September 2019) [Approved 29 September 1399]. Letter of approval regarding national divisions in Quchan County, Razavi Khorasan province. rrk.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 68742; Notification 109157/H56757T. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
3. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Razavi Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
4. "The Ministry of the Interior agreed in principle to the promotion of two villages of Quchan to cities". irna.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. c. 2021. Archived from the original on 15 June 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2023 – via Islamic Republic News Agency.