Kakan Rural District

For other places with a similar name, see Kakan.

Kakan Rural District Persian: دهستان كاكان
Rural District
Kakan Rural District
Coordinates: 30°38′36″N 51°44′59″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad
County	Boyer-Ahmad
District	Central
Capital	Mansurkhani
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	1,708
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Kakan Rural District (Persian: دهستان كاكان) is in the Central District of Boyer-Ahmad County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Mansurkhani.[3][4][a] The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Abbas Ali Khani.[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 2,281 in 497 households.[6] There were 1,975 inhabitants in 488 households at the following census of 2011.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 1,708 in 502 households. The most populous of its 24 villages was Mansurkhani, with 390 people.[2]

History

The district was buried, leaving no survivors, during the 1972 Iran blizzard.[8]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also known as Pasduran[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (24 December 2024). "Kakan Rural District (Boyer-Ahmad County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 24 December 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Aref, Mohammad Reza (c. 2024) [Approved 9 October 1383]. Divisional changes and reforms in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 1.4.42.33009; Letter 58538T/26118H; Notification 31808/T31026K. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
4. Cancellation of part of the approval letter No. 696/T84K dated 18/1/1372 of the Council of Ministers. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Government Legal Affairs Office. c. 2024 [Approved 25 November 1383]. Case 585-586; Case class 81/120-121. Archived from the original on 24 December 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
5. Habibi, Hassan (c. 2018) [Approved 12 December 1371]. Creation of 48 rural districts in several rural areas of the country. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Council. Resolution 93808/T907. Archived from the original on 28 November 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2024 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad 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): Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
8. Edwards, Haley Sweetland (7 February 2012). "40 Years Ago, Iran Was Hit by the Deadliest Blizzard in History". Mental Floss. Retrieved 9 August 2019.