Raqqeh Rural District

For the village, see Raqqeh.

Raqqeh Rural District
Persian: دهستان رقه
Rural District
Raqqeh Rural District is located in Iran
Raqqeh Rural District
Raqqeh Rural District
Coordinates: 33°45′18″N 57°15′20″E / 33.75500°N 57.25556°E / 33.75500; 57.25556[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceSouth Khorasan
CountyBoshruyeh
DistrictEresk
CapitalRaqqeh
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
2,398
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Raqqeh Rural District (Persian: دهستان رقه) is in Eresk District of Boshruyeh County, South Khorasan province, Iran.[3] Its capital is the village of Raqqeh.[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Boshruyeh District of Ferdows County) was 2,429 in 656 households.[5] There were 2,278 inhabitants in 667 households at the following census of 2011,[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Boshruyeh County. The rural district was transferred to the new Eresk District.[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 2,398 in 794 households. The most populous of its 35 villages was Raqqeh, with 1,096 people.[2]

See also

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References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (9 November 2024). "Raqqeh Rural District (Boshruyeh County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): South Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Boshruyeh District was upgraded to a county". farsnews.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. 12 November 2008 [Approved 13 March 1386]. Proposal 16340/42/4/1. Archived from the original on 10 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023 – via Fars Media Corporation.
  4. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (18 June 2019) [Approved 4 October 1366]. Creation and formation of six rural districts including villages, farms and places in a part of Ferdows County under Khorasan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 40.1.5.53; Notification 202/T643. Archived from the original on 9 September 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
  5. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): South 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.
  6. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): South 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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