Birk Rural District (Persian: دهستان بيرك)[3] is in Birk District of Mehrestan County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Regentog.[4]
Birk Rural District
Persian: دهستان بيرك | |
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  Birk Rural District | |
| Coordinates: 27°16′28″N 61°16′04″E / 27.27444°N 61.26778°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Sistan and Baluchestan |
| County | Mehrestan |
| District | Birk |
| Capital | Regentog |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 11,057 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Demographics
editPopulation
editAt the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Zaboli District of Saravan County) was 6,648 in 1,461 households.[5] There were 8,683 inhabitants in 2,005 households at the following census of 2011,[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Zaboli County[4] (later renamed Mehrestan County).[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 11,057 in 2,591 households. The most populous of its 77 villages was Chahuk, with 1,320 people.[2]
After the census, the rural district was separated from the Central District in the establishment of Birk District, which was divided into two rural districts including the new Birk-e Sharqi Rural District.[4]
See also
editKahn-e Jan Mohammad, a village in the rural district
References
edit- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (14 April 2023). "Birk Rural District (Mehrestan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names website (in Persian)
- ^ a b c Jahangiri, Ishaq (13 April 1400). "Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Sib and Suran and Mehrestan Counties in Sistan and Baluchestan province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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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