Margan Rural District

For the village, see Margan. For other places with a similar name, see Margan.

Margan Rural District Persian: دهستان مارگان
Rural District
Margan Rural District
Coordinates: 31°07′56″N 61°39′33″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Sistan and Baluchestan
County	Hirmand
District	Central
Capital	Margan
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	12,355
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Margan Rural District (Persian: دهستان مارگان)[3] is in the Central District of Hirmand County,[a] Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran.[5] Its capital is the village of Margan.[6]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Miyankongi District of Zabol County) was 13,954 in 2,833 households.[7] There were 11,119 inhabitants in 2,573 households at the following census of 2011,[8] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Miyankongi County.[b] The rural district was transferred to the new Central District.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 12,355 in 3,107 households. The most populous of its 103 villages was Jahan Tigh, with 798 people.[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Formerly Miyankongi County[4]
2. Renamed Hirmand County[4]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (10 January 2025). "Margan Rural District (Hirmand County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 10 January 2025.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Sistan and Baluchestan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. "INCSGN Search". Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names (in Persian). Tehran: National Cartographic Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019.
4. Davodi, Parviz (c. 2023) [Approved 9 October 1387]. Changing the name of Miyankongi County from the functions of Sistan and Baluchestan province to Hirmand County. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 42/1/42/38562; Letter 158802/T38854H. Archived from the original on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
5. Davodi, Parviz (c. 2023) [Approved 5 March 1386]. "Reforms of national divisions in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Zabol County". qavanin.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 4/1/42/149078; Letter 58538/T26118AH. Archived from the original on 21 July 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
6. Mousavi, Mirhossein (22 February 1394) [Approved 4 October 1366]. Creation of 16 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Zabol County under Sistan and Baluchestan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 5.53.1.1372. Archived from the original on 11 February 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Sistan and Baluchestan 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.
8. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Sistan and Baluchestan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.