Rahmatabad
Persian: رحمت آباد
Village
Rahmatabad is located in Iran
Rahmatabad
Rahmatabad
Coordinates: 29°37′54″N 53°01′56″E / 29.63167°N 53.03222°E / 29.63167; 53.03222[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceFars
CountyZarqan
DistrictRahmatabad
Rural DistrictRahmatabad
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total3,402
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Rahmatabad (Persian: رحمت اباد, also Romanized as Raḩmatābād)[3] is a village in Rahmatabad Rural District of Rahmatabad District, Zarqan County, Fars province, Iran, and serves as capital of the district.[4]

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 3,286 in 850 households, when it was in the former Zarqan District of Shiraz County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 3,126 people in 917 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 3,402 people in 1,020 households. It was the largest village in its rural district.[2]

In July 2018, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Zarqan County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with the city of Zarqan as its capital.[4]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (1 October 2023). "Rahmatabad, Zarqan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. Archived from the original (Excel) on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Rahmatabad can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3080663" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. 1 2 Jahangiri, Ishaq (10 July 2018). "Approval letter regarding country divisions of Zarqan District, Shiraz County, Fars province". Martyrdom of Imam Ali (AS) Research Center of the Islamic Council (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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