Kotij Rural District

Not to be confused with Kotij District.

For the city, see Kotij.

Kotij Rural District Persian: دهستان کتیج
Rural District
Kotij Rural District
Coordinates: 26°41′32″N 59°05′45″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Sistan and Baluchestan
County	Fanuj
District	Kotij
Capital	Kotij
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	7,271
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Kotij Rural District (Persian: دهستان کتیج) is in Kotij District of Fanuj County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. It is administered from the city of Kotij.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Fanuj District of Nik Shahr County) was 11,168 in 2,449 households.[4] There were 12,699 inhabitants in 3,085 households at the following census of 2011.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 7,271 in 1,950 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Fanuj County. The rural district was transferred to the new Kotij District. The most populous of its 45 villages was Kotij (now a city),[6] with 3,016 people.[2]

See also

Iran portal

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (10 April 2023). "Kotij Rural District (Fanuj County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 10 April 2023.
2. "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. Mousavi, Mirhossein (18 August 1365). "Approval regarding the definitions and regulations of Iranshahr divisions". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
4. "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.
5. "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.
6. Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (12 April 1397). "The decision of the Ministry of Interior regarding the transformation of Kotij village, the center of Kotij District of Fanuj County, into a city was announced". DOTIC (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 9 April 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2023.