Shamkan Rural District

Not to be confused with Shamkan District.

For the city, see Shamkan.

Shamkan Rural District Persian: دهستان ربع شامكان
Rural District
Shamkan Rural District
Coordinates: 35°56′38″N 58°08′07″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Razavi Khorasan
County	Sheshtamad
District	Shamkan
Capital	Shamkan
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	5,771
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Shamkan Rural District (Persian: دهستان شامكان) is in Shamkan District of Sheshtamad County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran.[3] It is administered from the city of Shamkan.[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Sheshtamad District of Sabzevar County) was 5,947 in 1,453 households.[5] There were 6,520 inhabitants in 1,863 households at the following census of 2011.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 5,771 in 1,738 households. The most populous of its 20 villages was Shamkan (now a city),[7] with 1,882 people.[2]

In 2019, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Sheshtamad County, and the rural district was transferred to the new Shamkan District.[3]

See also

Iran portal

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (4 November 2024). "Shamkan Rural District (Sheshtamad County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 4 November 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Razavi Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Jahangiri, Ishaq (c. 2020) [Approved 21 February 2019]. Letter of approval regarding the national divisions of Razavi Khorasan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 129353; Notification 17279/T55048H. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
4. Creation and formation of 22 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Sabzevar County under Khorasan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. 6 October 1391 [Approved 4 October 1366]. Proposal 41.1.5.53. Archived from the original on 31 August 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Razavi 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): Razavi 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. Vahidi, Ahmad (26 March 2022). "The Minister of the Interior agreed to convert two villages into cities". rustanews.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior. Archived from the original on 8 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.