Rahmatabad, Zarqan

For the administrative divisions, see Rahmatabad District and Rahmatabad Rural District. For other places with the same name, see Rahmatabad.

Rahmatabad
Persian: رحمت آباد
Village
Rahmatabad is located in Iran
Rahmatabad
Rahmatabad
Coordinates: 29°37′54″N 53°01′56″E / 29.63167°N 53.03222°E / 29.63167; 53.03222[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceFars
CountyZarqan
DistrictRahmatabad
Rural DistrictRahmatabad
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
3,402
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Rahmatabad (Persian: رحمت اباد)[a] is a village in, and the former capital of, Rahmatabad Rural District[4] of Rahmatabad District, Zarqan County, Fars province, Iran, and serves as capital of the district. The capital of the rural district has been transferred to the village of Mehrian.[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 3,286 in 850 households, when it was in the former Zarqan District of Shiraz County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 3,126 people in 917 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 3,402 people in 1,020 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]

In 2018, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Zarqan County, and the rural district was transferred to the new Rahmatabad District.[5]

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Raḩmatābād[3]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (10 October 2024). "Rahmatabad, Zarqan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Fars Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Rahmatabad can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3080663" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (c. 2017) [Approved 4 October 1366]. Creation and formation of 20 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Shiraz County under Fars province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 53.1.11808; Notification 117950/T918. Archived from the original on 30 January 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
  5. ^ a b Jahangiri, Ishaq (c. 2022) [Approved 7 October 1398]. Approval letter regarding the national divisions of Zarqan District, Shiraz County, Fars province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 158356; Notification 88993/T56015H. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2023 – via Martyrdom of Imam Ali (AS) Research Center of the Islamic Council.
  6. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Fars 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): Fars Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.


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