Birk Rural District

Not to be confused with Birk District or Birk-e Sharqi Rural District.
For other places with a similar name, see Birk.

Birk Rural District
Persian: دهستان بيرك
Rural District
Birk Rural District is located in Iran
Birk Rural District
Birk Rural District
Coordinates: 27°16′28″N 61°16′04″E / 27.27444°N 61.26778°E / 27.27444; 61.26778[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceSistan and Baluchestan
CountyMehrestan
DistrictBirk
CapitalRegentog
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
11,057
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Birk Rural District (Persian: دهستان بيرك)[3] is in Birk District of Mehrestan County,[a] Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Regentog.[5] The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Chahuk.[6]

Demographics

Population

At 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.[7] There were 8,683 inhabitants in 2,005 households at the following census of 2011,[8] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Zaboli County.[b] The rural district was transferred to the new Central District.[9] 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 district in the formation of Birk District.[5]

See also

Kahn-e Jan Mohammad, a village in the rural district

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Notes

  1. ^ Formerly Zaboli County[4]
  2. ^ Renamed Mehrestan County[4]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (11 January 2025). "Birk Rural District (Mehrestan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  2. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Sistan and Baluchestan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ "INCSGN Search". Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names (in Persian). Tehran: National Cartographic Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019.
  4. ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (9 July 2012). "Some changes in the map of the national divisions of Sistan and Baluchestan and Alborz provinces". dolat.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2023 – via Secretariat of the Government Information Council.
  5. ^ a b Jahangiri, Ishaq (c. 2023) [Approved 13 April 1400]. Letter of approval regarding national divisions in Sib and Suran and Mehrestan Counties in Sistan and Baluchestan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 192882. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
  6. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (c. 2022) [Approved 2 February 1366]. Creation and formation of 13 rural districts including villages, farms and places mentioned in this approval in Saravan County under Sistan and Baluchestan province=fa. qavanin.ir (Report). Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Proposal 53/1/1/11474. Archived from the original on 3 August 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
  7. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Sistan and Baluchestan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  8. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Sistan and Baluchestan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
  9. ^ Davodi, Parviz (c. 2023) [Approved 29 July 1386]. The approval letter of the Ministers of the Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board regarding some changes and divisions of the country in Sistan and Baluchestan province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 93023/42/1/4; Letter 58538/T26118H; Notification 161431/T38028K. Archived from the original on 30 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.


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