Zorqabad Rural District

Zorqabad Rural District
Persian: دهستان زرق آباد
Zorqabad Rural District is located in Iran
Zorqabad Rural District
Zorqabad Rural District
Coordinates: 36°58′N 57°10′E / 36.967°N 57.167°E / 36.967; 57.167[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceNorth Khorasan
CountyEsfarayen
DistrictZorqabad
Established1987[3]
CapitalAjqan
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
4,619
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Zorqabad Rural District (Persian: دهستان زرق آباد) is in Zorqabad District of Esfarayen County, North Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Ajqan.[5] The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Rezqabad.[3][a]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the Central District) was 6,831 in 1,686 households.[6] There were 6,409 inhabitants in 1,802 households at the following census of 2011.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 4,619 in 1,533 households. The most populous of its 59 villages was Chehel Hesar, with 1,143 people.[4]

In 2023, the rural district was separated from the district in the establishment of Zorqabad District.[5]

Other villages in the rural district

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Also known as Zorqabad

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (3 February 2026). "دهستان رزق آباد, بخش مرکزی شهرستان اسفراین [Rezqabad Rural District, Central District of Esfarayen County], Esfarayen County, North Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  2. ^ "X588+MM7 Zamanabad, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  3. ^ a b Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (1 July 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/04/10 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 7 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان اسفراین تابع استان خراسان [‌Creation and formation of seven rural districts including villages, farms and places in Esfarayen County under Khorasan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 2B7C87B4-3C1A-4A1F-B54F-869E283A5AB0. شماره دوره [Course number] 66, شماره جلد [Volume number] 9. Archived from the original on 11 January 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  4. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان خراسان شمالی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: North Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ^ a b Mokhber, Mohammad (1 February 2023) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1401/11/12 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری استان خراسان شمالی [‌Approval regarding the national divisions of North Khorasan province]. مهدی داودآبادی [Mehdi Davudabadi] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 66803. Archived from the original on 31 January 2026. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  6. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان خراسان شمالی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: North Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان خراسان شمالی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: North Khorasan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.