Abkuh District

For the village, see Abkuh.

Abkuh District Persian: بخش آبکوه
District
Abkuh District
Coordinates: 36°49′59″N 58°36′35″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Razavi Khorasan
County	Quchan
Capital	Almajeq
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Abkuh District (Persian: بخش آبکوه) is in Quchan County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Almajeq,[2] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 1,588 people in 463 households.[3]

History

After the 2016 census, the village of Almajeq was elevated to the status of a city.[4] In 2019, Dughayi Rural District was separated from the Central District in the formation of Abkuh District.[2]

Demographics

Administrative divisions

Abkuh District

Administrative Divisions
Bahar RD
Dughayi RD
Almajeq (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). "Abkuh District (Quchan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 4 November 2024.
2. Jahangiri, Ishaq (29 December 2019) [Approved 29 September 1399]. Approval letter regarding national divisions in Quchan County, Razavi Khorasan province. rrk.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 77484; Notification 109152/H56788T. 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.