Rumeshkan Rural District

Not to be confused with Rumeshkan County, Rumeshkan-e Gharbi Rural District, or Rumeshkan-e Sharqi Rural District.

Rumeshkan Rural District Persian: دهستان رومشکان
Rural District
Rumeshkan Rural District
Coordinates: 33°13′52″N 47°28′48″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Lorestan
County	Rumeshkan
District	Central
Capital	Chaqabol
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	7,814
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Rumeshkan Rural District (Persian: دهستان رومشکان)[a] is in the Central District of Rumeshkan County, Lorestan province, Iran.[3] It is administered from the city of Chaqabol.[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as Rumeshkan-e Sharqi Rural District[b] of the former Rumeshkan District of Kuhdasht County) was 19,418 in 4,055 households.[5] There were 21,587 inhabitants in 5,222 households at the following census of 2011.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 7,814 in 2,130 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Rumeshkan County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District and renamed Rumeshkan Rural District.[3] The most populous of its eight villages was Aqajan, with 2,364 people.[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Formerly Rumeshkan-e Sharqi Rural District (دهستان رومشكان شرقي)[3]
2. Renamed Rumeshkan Rural District[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (3 January 2025). "Rumeshkan Rural District (Rumeshkan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 3 January 2025.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Lorestan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2015) [Approved 2 May 1392]. Divisional reforms in Lorestan province. law.dotic.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 4/1/42/24457. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
4. Mousavi, Mirhossein (2 December 1391) [Approved 10 April 1366]. Creation and formation of 47 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Khorramabad County under Lorestan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 42.1.5.53; Notification 198/T888. Archived from the original on 20 February 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2023 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Lorestan 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): Lorestan 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.