Damen Rural District

Damen Rural District (Persian: دهستان دامن)[3] is in Damen District of Iranshahr County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Kuran-e Sofla.[4]

Damen Rural District
Persian: دهستان دامن
Rural District
Damen Rural District is located in Iran
Damen Rural District
Damen Rural District
Coordinates: 27°26′37″N 60°49′41″E[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceSistan and Baluchestan
CountyIranshahr
DistrictDamen
CapitalKuran-e Sofla
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total11,392
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the National Census of 2006, its population (as a part of the Central District) was 14,221 in 2,626 households.[5] There were 11,277 inhabitants in 2,671 households at the following census of 2011.[6] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 11,392 in 2,970 households. The largest of its 57 villages was Abadan, with 2,763 people.[2]

After the census, the rural district was elevated to the status of a district and divided into two rural districts with the village of Zehlenfan as its capital.[4]

References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (12 April 2023). "Damen Rural District (Iranshahr County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  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. Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names website (in Persian)
  4. Jahangiri, Ishaq (13 September 2018). "Letter of approval regarding the country divisions of Iranshahr County of Sistan and Baluchestan province". Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  5. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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