Radkan District (Persian: بخش رادكان) is in Chenaran County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Radkan,[2] whose population at the 2016 National Census was 2,609 people in 784 households.[3]
Radkan District
Persian: بخش رادكان | |
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  Radkan District | |
| Coordinates: 36°55′09″N 59°05′22″E / 36.91917°N 59.08944°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Razavi Khorasan |
| County | Chenaran |
| Capital | Radkan |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
History
editIn August 2019, Radkan Rural District was separated from the Central District in the establishment of Radkan District and Seyyedabad District, each of which was divided into two rural districts.[2] The village of Radkan was elevated to the status of a city.[4]
Demographics
editAdministrative divisions
edit| Administrative Divisions |
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| Qiasabad RD |
| Radkan RD |
| Radkan (city)[a] |
| RD = Rural District |
See also
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Notes
edit- ^ Became a city after the 2016 census
References
edit- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (27 April 2023). "Radkan District (Chenaran County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ a b Jahangiri, Ishaq (11 August 2019). "Changes in country divisions in the case of Chenaran County, Razavi Khorasan province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 29 April 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "A report about a museum city 75 km from Mashhad: Radkan, a combination of historical works and eye-catching nature". Khorasan News (in Persian). Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
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