Irafshan Rural District
Persian: دهستان ايرافشان
Rural District
Irafshan Rural District is located in Iran
Irafshan Rural District
Irafshan Rural District
Coordinates: 26°39′23″N 62°05′07″E / 26.65639°N 62.08528°E / 26.65639; 62.08528[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceSistan and Baluchestan
CountyMehrestan
DistrictAshar
CapitalIrafshan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total5,819
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Irafshan Rural District (Persian: دهستان ايرافشان)[3] is in Ashar District of Mehrestan County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran.[4] Its capital is the village of Irafshan.[5]

At the National Census of 2006, its population (as a part of Sarbaz County) was 4,186 in 803 households.[6] There were 5,647 inhabitants in 1,322 households at the following census of 2011,[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county to become a part of the newly established Zaboli County[4] (renamed Mehrestan County).[8] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 5,819 in 1,486 households. The largest of its 36 villages was Irafshan, with 789 people.[2]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (14 April 2023). "Irafshan Rural District (Mehrestan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names website (in Persian)
  4. 1 2 Davoudi, Parviz (29 July 1386). "The approval letter of the Ministers of the Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board regarding some changes and divisions of the country in Sistan and Baluchestan province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 30 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  5. ↑ Mousavi, Mirhossein (18 August 1365). "Approval regarding the definitions and regulations of Iranshahr divisions". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  8. ↑ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (9 July 2012). "Some changes in the map of country divisions of Sistan and Baluchestan and Alborz provinces". DOLAT (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
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