Margown Rural District

For the administrative division of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, see Margown County. For the city, see Margown.

Margown Rural District Persian: دهستان مارگون
Rural District
Margown Rural District
Coordinates: 31°02′42″N 51°00′46″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad
County	Margown
District	Central
Capital	Margown
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	7,398
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Margown Rural District (Persian: دهستان مارگون) is in the Central District of Margown County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Iran.[3] It is administered from the city of Margown.[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Margown District of Boyer-Ahmad County) was 9,440 in 1,771 households.[5] There were 7,636 inhabitants in 1,753 households at the following census of 2011.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 7,398 in 1,880 households. The most populous of its 127 villages was Shahniz, with 781 people.[2]

In 2018, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Margown County, and the rural district was transferred to the new Central District.[3]

See also

Iran portal

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (26 December 2024). "Margown Rural District (Margown County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 26 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. Jahangiri, Ishaq (c. 2023) [Approved 8 October 2018]. Divisional changes and reforms in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 245367. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
4. Mousavi, Mirhossein (20 April 1395) [Approved 2 February 1366]. Creation and formation of 11 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Boyer-Ahmad County under Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 11206.1.5.53; Notification 99936/T216. Archived from the original on 8 April 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
5. 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.
6. 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.