Paskhan Rural District
Persian: دهستان پاسخن
Rural District
Paskhan Rural District is located in Iran
Paskhan Rural District
Paskhan Rural District
Coordinates: 28°47′04″N 54°18′37″E / 28.78444°N 54.31028°E / 28.78444; 54.31028[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceFars
CountyDarab
DistrictFasarud
CapitalPaskhan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total10,499
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Paskhan Rural District (Persian: دهستان پاسخن)[3] is in Fasarud District of Darab County, Fars province, Iran.[4] It is administered from the city of Paskhan.[5]

At the National Census of 2006, its population (as a part of the Central District) was 10,977 in 2,529 households.[6] There were 10,921 inhabitants in 2,965 households at the following census of 2011.[7] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 10,499 in 3,157 households. The largest of its 48 villages was Arab Chegini, with 1,560 people.[2]

After the census, Fasarud Rural District and Paskhan Rural District were separated from the Central District in the establishment of Fasarud District.[4] In addition, the villages of Paskhan and Rostaq were elevated to the status of cities.

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (16 September 2023). "Paskhan Rural District (Darab County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 16 September 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. ↑ Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names website (in Persian)
  4. 1 2 Jahangiri, Ishaq (22 December 1397). "Letter of approval regarding the creation of Fasarud District, with the center of the village of Paskhan, from the combination of Fasarud and Paskhan Rural Districst in Darab County of Fars province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 15 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  5. ↑ Mousavi, Mirhossein (16 June 1365). "Creation and formation of 16 rural districts including villages and farms and places within a certain geographical area in Darab County under Fars province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 9 February 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "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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