Zirkuh District

Not to be confused with Zirkuh Rural District.

For the administrative division of Razavi Khorasan province, see Zirkuh County.

Zirkuh District Persian: بخش زیرکوه
Former District
Zirkuh District
Coordinates: 33°32′N 60°15′E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	South Khorasan
County	Qaen
Capital	Hajjiabad
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	29,844
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Zirkuh District (Persian: بخش زیرکوه) is a former administrative division of Qaen County, South Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital was the city of Hajjiabad.[3]

History

After the 2011 National Census, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Zirkuh County.[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population was 26,203 in 6,189 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 29,844 people in 7,583 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

Zirkuh District Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[5]	2011[2]
Petergan RD	5,865	6,375
Shaskuh RD	8,329	9,752
Zirkuh RD	7,676	7,799
Hajjiabad (city)	4,333	5,918
Total	26,203	29,844
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (8 November 2024). "Zirkuh District (Qaen County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 8 November 2024.
2. 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.
3. Habibi, Hassan (c. 2015) [Approved 21 June 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Khorasan province, centered in Mashhad. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Proposal 3223.1.5.53; Approval Letter 3808-907; Notification 84902/T125K. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
4. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2021) [Approved 5 August 2013]. Reforms and creation of national divisions in Qaen and Zirkuh Counties in South Khorasan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 96287/42/1/4/1. Archived from the original on 2 February 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal 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.