Rig-e Malek Rural District
Persian: دهستان ریگ ملک
Rural District
Rig-e Malek Rural District is located in Iran
Rig-e Malek Rural District
Rig-e Malek Rural District
Coordinates: 28°45′58″N 61°37′33″E / 28.76611°N 61.62583°E / 28.76611; 61.62583[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceSistan and Baluchestan
CountyMirjaveh
DistrictRig-e Malek
CapitalRig-e Malek
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total7,184
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Rig-e Malek Rural District (Persian: دهستان ریگ ملک) is in Rig-e Malek District of Mirjaveh County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. It is administered from the city of Rig-e Malek.[3]

After the 2011 National Census, Mirjaveh District was separated from Zahedan County in the establishment of Mirjaveh County, which was divided into three districts and seven rural districts, with Mirjaveh as its capital and only city at the time.[3]

At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 7,184 people in 1,747 households. The largest of its 55 villages was Rig-e Malek (now a city),[4] with 1,688 people.[2]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (15 April 2023). "Rig-e Malek Rural District (Mirjaveh County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. 1 2 Rahimi, Mohammadreza. "Seven new counties were added to the map of country divisions". DOLAT (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 8 January 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  4. ↑ Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (17 December 2018). "Notification of the resolution of the Ministry of Interior regarding the conversion of Rig-e Malek village, the center of Rig-e Malek District, Mirjaveh County, into a city". Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
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