Posht Tang Rural District
Persian: دهستان پشت تنگ
Rural District
Posht Tang Rural District is located in Iran
Posht Tang Rural District
Posht Tang Rural District
Coordinates: 34°37′46″N 45°58′04″E / 34.62944°N 45.96778°E / 34.62944; 45.96778[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceKermanshah
CountySarpol-e Zahab
DistrictDasht-e Zahab
CapitalBozmirabad
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total5,582
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Posht Tang Rural District (Persian: دهستان پشت تنگ) is in Dasht-e Zahab District of Sarpol-e Zahab County, Kermanshah province, Iran.[3] Its capital is the village of Bozmirabad.

At the National Census of 2006, its population (as a part of the Central District) was 6,476 in 1,176 households.[4] There were 6,474 inhabitants in 1,427 households at the following census of 2011.[5] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 5,582 in 1,321 households. The largest of its 39 villages was Bozmirabad, with 1,111 people.[2]

After the 2016 census, Dasht-e Zahab, Jeygaran, Posht Tang, and Sarqaleh Rural Districts were separated from the Central District in the establishment of Dasht-e Zahab District.[3]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (18 July 2023). "Posht Tang Rural District (Sarpol-e Zahab County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 05. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. 1 2 Jahangiri, Ishaq (27 April 1400). "Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Sarpol-e Zahab County, Kermanshah province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 05. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 05. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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