After the 2006 National Census, Howmeh Rural District was separated from the Central District in the establishment of Chah Morid District, which was divided into two rural districts, including the new Chah Rigan Rural District.[3] After the 2016 census, the village of Chah Morid was elevated to the status of a city.[4]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2011 census, the district's population was 11,226 people in 2,776 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 11,245 inhabitants in 3,069 households.[2]
^ abRahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2022) [Approved 16 November 1389]. Letter of approval regarding national divisions in Kerman province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 44522/42/1/4/1. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2024 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
^ abFazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (2 January 2019) [Approved 17 May 2017]. Decisions on the conversion of villages in the center of the district into cities. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Letter 33667/59806. Archived from the original on 22 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.