Shamkan District

Not to be confused with Shamkan Rural District.

For the city, see Shamkan.

Shamkan District (Persian: بخش شامکان) is in Sheshtamad County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Shamkan,^[2] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 1,882 in 581 households.^[3]

Shamkan District Persian: بخش شامکان
District
Shamkan District
Coordinates: 35°48′30″N 58°08′00″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Razavi Khorasan
County	Sheshtamad
Capital	Shamkan
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

History

In 2019, Sheshtamad District was separated from Sabzevar County in the establishment of Sheshtamad County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with the city of Sheshtomad as its capital.^[2] In March 2022, the village of Shamkan was elevated to the status of a city.^[4]

Demographics

Administrative divisions

Shamkan District

Administrative Divisions
Rob-e Shamat RD
Shamkan RD
Shamkan (city)[lower-alpha 1]
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

Notes

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

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (4 November 2024). "Shamkan District (Sheshtamad County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 4 November 2024.
2. Jahangiri, Ishaq (c. 2020) [Approved 21 February 2019]. Letter of approval regarding the national divisions of Razavi Khorasan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 129353; Notification 17279/T55048H. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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. Vahidi, Ahmad (26 March 2022). "The Minister of the Interior agreed to convert two villages into cities". rustanews.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior. Archived from the original on 8 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.