Zamkan District

Not to be confused with Zamkan-e Jonubi Rural District or Zamkan-e Shomali Rural District.

For the village with a similar name, see Zamkan-e Olya.

Zamkan District Persian: بخش زمکان
District
Zamkan District
Coordinates: 34°45′20″N 46°13′46″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Kermanshah
County	Salas-e Babajani
Capital	Mirabad
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Zamkan District (Persian: بخش زمکان) is in Salas-e Babajani County, Kermanshah province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Mirabad,[2] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 966 people in 260 households.[3]

History

In 2019, Zamkan Rural District[a] was separated from the Central District in the formation of Zamkan District, which was divided into two rural districts, including the new Zamkan-e Shomali Rural District.[2]

Zamkan District

Administrative Divisions
Zamkan-e Jonubi RD[b]
Zamkan-e Shomali RD
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Renamed Zamkan-e Jonubi Rural District[2]
2. Formerly Zamkan Rural District[2]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (13 December 2024). "Zamkan District (Salas-e Babajani County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 13 December 2024.
2. Jahangiri, Ishaq (14 April 2019) [Approved 12 August 1397]. "Letter of approval regarding national divisions in Kermanshah province". sdil.ac.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 42331; Notification 167351/T55513H. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023 – via Shahr Danesh Law Research Institute.
3. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Kermanshah Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.