Barkuh Rural District

For other places with a similar name, see Barkuh.

Barkuh Rural District
Persian: دهستان بركوه
Rural District
Barkuh Rural District is located in Iran
Barkuh Rural District
Barkuh Rural District
Coordinates: 35°27′43″N 58°36′20″E / 35.46194°N 58.60556°E / 35.46194; 58.60556[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountyKuhsorkh
DistrictCentral
CapitalIvar
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
11,357
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Barkuh Rural District (Persian: دهستان بركوه) is in the Central District of Kuhsorkh County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Ivar.[3] The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Rivash,[4] now a city.[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Kuhsorkh District of Kashmar County) was 11,963 in 3,241 households.[6] There were 11,692 inhabitants in 3,624 households at the following census of 2011.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 11,357 in 3,642 households. The most populous of its 206 villages was Ivar, with 2,753 people.[2]

In 2018, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Kuhsorkh County, and the rural district was transferred to the new Central District.[3]

See also

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References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (2 November 2024). "Barkuh Rural District (Kuhsorkh County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Razavi Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Notification of the establishment of Kuhsorkh County in Razavi Khorasan province". cabinetoffice.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. 23 December 2018 [Approved 20 September 2018]. Letter 56248/120511. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2023 – via Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board.
  4. ^ Creation and formation of 10 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Kashmar County under Khorasan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. 13 September 1395 [Approved 4 October 1366]. Proposal 53.1.11934; Notification 116638/T881. Archived from the original on 3 September 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
  5. ^ Habibi, Hassan (15 March 2014) [Approved 20 July 1378]. Reforms in the national divisions of Khorasan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 1.4.42.18449; Notification 11599/T20944K. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
  6. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Razavi Khorasan 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.
  7. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Razavi Khorasan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.


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