Gavkan Rural District

For other places with a similar name, see Gavkan.

Gavkan Rural District Persian: دهستان گاوكان
Rural District
Gavkan Rural District
Coordinates: 28°12′50″N 58°52′53″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Kerman
County	Rigan
District	Rahmatabad
Capital	Dahaneh-ye Abbasali
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	4,780
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Gavkan Rural District (Persian: دهستان گاوكان) is in Rahmatabad District of Rigan County, Kerman province, Iran.[3] Its capital is the village of Dahaneh-ye Abbasali.[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Rigan District of Bam County) was 9,246 in 1,826 households.[5] There were 4,463 inhabitants in 1,157 households at the following census of 2011,[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Rigan County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 4,780 in 1,248 households. The most populous of its 81 villages was Dahaneh-ye Abbasali, with 539 people.[2]

In 2023, the rural district was separated from the district in the formation of Rahmatabad District.[3]

See also

Iran portal

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (9 December 2024). "Dahaneh-ye Abbasali, Gavkan Rural District (Rigan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 9 December 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Kerman Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Mokhbar, Mohammad (27 May 2023) [Approved 18 February 1402]. "Approval letter regarding the national divisions of Kerman province". dotic.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 65204; Notification 25362/T59007H. Archived from the original on 27 June 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran.
4. Habibi, Hassan (c. 2023) [Approved 16 November 1370]. Approval of reforms in the villages of Kerman province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Resolution 5/11/1370. Archived from the original on 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Kerman 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.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Kerman Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
7. Davodi, Parviz (c. 2024) [Approved 29 July 1386]. Approval letter regarding the reforms of national divisions in Kerman province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 93023/42/1/4/1; Letter 58538/T26118H; Notification 161407/T38028K. Archived from the original on 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.