Qaleh Rural District
Persian: دهستان قلعه
Rural District
Qaleh Rural District is located in Iran
Qaleh Rural District
Qaleh Rural District
Qaleh Rural District is located in Ilam Province
Qaleh Rural District
Qaleh Rural District
Coordinates: 33°40′50″N 46°53′08″E / 33.68056°N 46.88556°E / 33.68056; 46.88556[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceIlam
CountyChardavol
DistrictZagros
CapitalShalah Kosh
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total1,937
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Qaleh Rural District (Persian: دهستان قلعه) is in Zagros District of Chardavol County, Ilam province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Shalah Kosh.[3]

After the 2011 National Census, Bijnavand Rural District was separated from the Central District in the establishment of Zagros District, which was divided into two rural districts. The village of Balavah was elevated to the status of a city and made its capital.[3]

At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 1,937 in 577 households. The largest of its 17 villages was Shalah Kosh, with 773 people.[2]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (3 June 2023). "Qaleh Rural District (Chardavol County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 16. Archived from the original (Excel) on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. 1 2 Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (7 July 2013). "With some changes in the geography map of Alborz and Ilam provinces: The counties of Fardis and Badreh and the city of Balavah were added to the map of the country's divisions". DOLAT (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 10 January 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
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