Taftan-e Jonubi Rural District

For the administrative division of Sistan and Baluchestan province, see Taftan County. For other places with a similar name, see Taftan.

Taftan-e Jonubi Rural District
Persian: دهستان تفتان جنوبي
Rural District
Taftan-e Jonubi Rural District is located in Iran
Taftan-e Jonubi Rural District
Taftan-e Jonubi Rural District
Coordinates: 28°30′23″N 60°56′34″E / 28.50639°N 60.94278°E / 28.50639; 60.94278[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceSistan and Baluchestan
CountyTaftan
DistrictCentral
CapitalTamandan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total11,725
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Taftan-e Jonubi Rural District (Persian: دهستان تفتان جنوبي)[3] is in the Central District of Taftan County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran.[4] Its capital is the village of Tamandan.[5] The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Dejang-e Bala.[6]

Demographics

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Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Nukabad District of Khash County) was 9,351 in 1,974 households.[7] There were 9,300 inhabitants in 2,185 households at the following census of 2011.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 11,725 in 3,206 households. The most populous of its 125 villages was Narun, with 826 people.[2]

In 2018, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Taftan County, which was divided into three districts of two rural districts each, with Nukabad as its capital and only city. Taftan-e Jonubi Rural District was transferred to the new Central District.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (20 April 2023). "Taftan-e Jonubi Rural District (Taftan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names website (in Persian)
  4. ^ a b Jahangiri, Ishaq (13 September 2018). "Approval letter regarding the country divisions of Khash County of Sistan and Baluchestan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 24 January 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  5. ^ Habibi, Hassan (28 March 1370). "Making reforms in the villages of Sistan and Baluchestan province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Archived from the original on 30 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Creation and formation of nine rural districts including villages, farms and places located in Khash County of Sistan and Baluchestan province". Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. 2 February 1366. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.


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