Raqqeh

For the administrative division, see Raqqeh Rural District.

Raqqeh Persian: رقه
Village
Raqqeh
Coordinates: 33°49′17″N 57°16′14″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	South Khorasan
County	Boshruyeh
District	Eresk
Rural District	Raqqeh
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	1,096
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Raqqeh (Persian: رقه)[3] is a village in, and the capital of, Raqqeh Rural District of Eresk District, Boshruyeh County, South Khorasan province, Iran.[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,005 in 274 households, when it was in the former Boshruyeh District of Ferdows County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 1,066 people in 312 households,[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Boshruyeh County. The rural district was transferred to the new Eresk District.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,096 people in 350 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]

See also

Iran portal

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (9 November 2024). "Raqqeh, Boshruyeh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 9 November 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): South Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Raqqeh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "217756" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Mousavi, Mirhossein (18 June 2019) [Approved 4 October 1366]. Creation and formation of six rural districts including villages, farms and places in a part of Ferdows County under Khorasan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 40.1.5.53; Notification 202/T643. Archived from the original on 9 September 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): South Khorasan 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): South Khorasan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
7. "Boshruyeh District was upgraded to a county". farsnews.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. 12 November 2008 [Approved 13 March 1386]. Proposal 16340/42/4/1. Archived from the original on 10 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023 – via Fars Media Corporation.