Zarqan Rural District

Not to be confused with Zarqan District.

For the administrative division of Fars province, see Zarqan County. For the city, see Zarqan.

Zarqan Rural District (Persian: دهستان زرقان)^[3] is in the Central District of Zarqan County, Fars province, Iran.^[4] It is administered from the city of Lapui.^[5]

Zarqan Rural District Persian: دهستان زرقان
Rural District
Zarqan Rural District
Coordinates: 29°46′04″N 52°41′43″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Fars
County	Zarqan
District	Central
Capital	Lapui
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	1,092
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 Zarqan District of Shiraz County) was 6,154 in 1,464 households.^[6] There were 1,726 inhabitants in 77 households at the following census of 2011.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 1,092 in 259 households. The most populous of its 30 villages was Karkhaneh-ye Shalubi (کارخانه شالي کوبي), with 833 people in 229 households.^[2]

In 2018, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Zarqan County, and the rural district was transferred to the new Central District.^[4]

See also

Iran portal

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (10 October 2024). "Zarqan Rural District (Zarqan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 10 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. Jahangiri, Ishaq (c. 2022) [Approved 7 October 1398]. Approval letter regarding the national divisions of Zarqan District, Shiraz County, Fars province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 158356; Notification 88993/T56015H. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2023 – via Martyrdom of Imam Ali (AS) Research Center of the Islamic Council.
5. Mousavi, Mirhossein (c. 2017) [Approved 4 October 1366]. Creation and formation of 20 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Shiraz County under Fars province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 53.1.11808; Notification 117950/T918. Archived from the original on 30 January 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
6. 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.
7. 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.