Teshkan Rural District

For other places with a similar name, see Teshkan.

Teshkan Rural District Persian: دهستان تشكن
Rural District
Teshkan Rural District
Coordinates: 33°38′43″N 47°53′21″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Lorestan
County	Chegeni
District	Central
Capital	Chah-e Zu ol Faqar
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	5,004
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Teshkan Rural District (Persian: دهستان تشكن) is in the Central District[a] of Chegeni County,[b] Lorestan province, Iran.[6] Its capital is the village of Chah-e Zu ol Faqar.[7]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of Chegeni District[c] in Khorramabad County) was 10,303 in 2,154 households.[8] There were 5,231 inhabitants in 1,298 households at the following census of 2011,[9] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Dowreh County.[6][d] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 5,004 in 1,384 households. The most populous of its 27 villages was Chah-e Zu ol Faqar, with 492 people.[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Formerly Chegeni District,[3] and previously Dowreh-ye Chegeni District[4]
2. Formerly Dowreh County[5]
3. Formerly Dowreh-ye Chegeni District[4] and renamed the Central District of Chegeni County[3]
4. Renamed Chegeni County[5]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (1 January 2025). "Teshkan Rural District (Chegeni County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 1 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. Vahidi, Ahmad (17 December 2023). "The name of Chegeni District was changed to Central". yaftenews.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Archived from the original on 3 January 2024. Retrieved 31 December 2024 – via Yafteh.
4. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the country divisions of Lorestan province, centered in the city of Khorramabad. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission of the Government Board. c. 2024 [Approved 21 June 1369]. Proposal 3233.1.5.53; Letter 907-93808; Notification 82816/T121K. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
5. "Approval of the reform of national divisions in nine provinces of the country". dolat.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. 9 April 2019 [Approved 22 December 1397]. Proposal 158389. Archived from the original on 15 June 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2024 – via Secretariat of the Government Information Council.
6. Davodi, Parviz (c. 2015) [Approved 29 July 1386]. Approval letter regarding the reforms of country divisions in Lorestan province. law.dotic.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Proposal 93023/42/1/1; Letter 58538/T26118AH. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.