Zorqabad Rural District
Persian: دهستان زرق آباد
Rural District
Zorqabad Rural District is located in Iran
Zorqabad Rural District
Zorqabad Rural District
Coordinates: 36°57′36″N 57°09′36″E / 36.96000°N 57.16000°E / 36.96000; 57.16000[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceNorth Khorasan
CountyEsfarayen
DistrictZorqabad
CapitalAjqan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total4,619
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,[3] having been transferred from the village of Rezqabad.[4]

At the National Census of 2006, its population (as a part of the Central District) was 6,831 in 1,686 households.[5] There were 6,409 inhabitants in 1,802 households at the following census of 2011.[6] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 4,619 in 1,533 households. The largest of its 59 villages was Chehel Hesar, with 1,143 people.[2]

In February 2023, Daman Kuh Rural District and Zorqabad Rural District were separated from the district in the establishment of Zorqabad District.[3]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (18 May 2023). "Zorqabad Rural District (Esfarayen County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 28. Archived from the original (Excel) on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Explaining the details of changes in country divisions in North Khorasan". Mehr News (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. 12 February 2023. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  4. ↑ Mousavi, Mirhossein. "Creation and formation of seven rural districts including villages, farms and places in Esfarayen County under Khorasan province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 28. 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. 28. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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