Gavkan Rural District
Persian: دهستان گاوكان
Rural District
Gavkan Rural District is located in Iran
Gavkan Rural District
Gavkan Rural District
Coordinates: 28°13′50″N 59°13′46″E / 28.23056°N 59.22944°E / 28.23056; 59.22944[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceKerman
CountyRigan
DistrictRahmatabad
CapitalDahaneh-ye Abbasali
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total4,780
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Gavkan Rural District (Persian: دهستان گاوكان) is in Rahmatabad District of Rigan County, Kerman province, Iran.[3] Its capital is the village of Dahaneh-ye Abbasali.

At the National Census of 2006, its population (as a part of the former Rigan District of Bam County) was 9,246 in 1,826 households.[4] There were 4,463 inhabitants in 1,157 households at the following census of 2011, by which time the rural district had been separated from the county in the establishment of the new Rigan County.[5] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 4,780 in 1,248 households. The largest of its 81 villages was Dahaneh-ye Abbasali, with 539 people.[2]

In 2023, Gavkan Rural District was separated from the Central District and transferred to the newly formed Rahmatabad District.[3]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (5 July 2023). "Gavkan Rural District (Rigan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 08. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. 1 2 Mokhbar, Mohammad (27 May 2023). "Approval letter regarding the country divisions of Kerman province". DOTIC (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 27 June 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 08. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 08. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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