Irafshan Rural District

Irafshan Rural District (Persian: دهستان ايرافشان)[3] is in Ashar District of Mehrestan County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Irafshan.

Irafshan Rural District
Persian: دهستان ايرافشان
Irafshan Rural District is located in Iran
Irafshan Rural District
Irafshan Rural District
Coordinates: 26°39′23″N 62°05′07″E[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceSistan and Baluchestan
CountyMehrestan
DistrictAshar
CapitalIrafshan
Population
 (2016)[2]
  Total5,819
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the National Census of 2006, its population was 4,186 in 803 households, when it was a part of Sarbaz County.[4] There were 5,647 inhabitants in 1,322 households at the following census of 2011, by which time the district had been separated from the county to become a part of the newly established Zaboli County (renamed Mehrestan County).[5][6] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 5,819 in 1,486 households. The largest of its 36 villages was Irafshan, with 789 people.[2]

References

  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (14 April 2023). "Irafshan Rural District (Mehrestan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 14 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. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "Zaboli became Mehrestan". Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) (in Persian). 21 September 2013. Archived from the original on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
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