Quchan Atiq Rural District
Persian: دهستان قوچان عتيق
Rural District
Quchan Atiq Rural District is located in Iran
Quchan Atiq Rural District
Quchan Atiq Rural District
Coordinates: 37°05′58″N 58°26′00″E / 37.09944°N 58.43333°E / 37.09944; 58.43333[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountyQuchan
DistrictQuchan Atiq
CapitalAsgarabad
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total21,037
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Quchan Atiq Rural District (Persian: دهستان قوچان عتيق) is in Quchan Atiq District of Quchan County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Asgarabad,[3] transferred from Shahr-e Kohneh.[4]

At the National Census of 2006, its population (as a part of the Central District) was 24,559 in 6,137 households.[5] There were 23,226 inhabitants in 6,663 households at the following census of 2011.[6] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 21,037 in 6,521 households. The largest of its 48 villages was Shahr-e Kohneh (now a city),[7] with 3,320 people.[2]

In 2019, Dughayi Rural District and Quchan Atiq Rural District were separated from the Central District in the establishment of Abkuh District[8] and Quchan Atiq District,[3] respectively, each of which was divided into two rural districts.

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (7 May 2023). "Quchan Atiq Rural District (Quchan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. 1 2 Jahangiri, Ishaq (26 September 2019). "Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Quchan County, Razavi Khorasan province". RRK (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  4. ↑ Mousavi, Mirhossein. "Creation and establishment of nine rural districts including villages, farms and places in Quchan County under Khorasan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 2 June 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. ↑ "The Ministry of Interior agreed in principle to the promotion of two villages of Quchan to cities". IRNA (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Archived from the original on 15 June 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  8. ↑ Jahangiri, Ishaq (29 December 2019). "Approval letter regarding country divisions in Quchan County, Razavi Khorasan" (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
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