Margan Rural District

Margan Rural District (Persian: دهستان مارگان)[3] is in the Central District of Hirmand County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Margan.[4]

For the village, see Margan. For other places with a similar name, see Margan.

Margan Rural District
Persian: دهستان مارگان
Rural District
Margan Rural District is located in Iran
Margan Rural District
Margan Rural District
Coordinates: 31°07′56″N 61°39′33″E[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceSistan and Baluchestan
CountyHirmand
DistrictCentral
CapitalMargan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total12,355
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the National Census of 2006, its population (as a part of the former Hirmand District of Zabol County) was 13,954 in 2,833 households.[5] There were 11,119 inhabitants in 2,573 households at the following census of 2011.[6] By the time of the census, Hirmand District had been separated from Zabol County to form Hirmand County. It was then divided into the Central and Qorqori Districts.[4] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 12,355 in 3,107 households. The largest of its 103 villages was Jahan Tigh, with 798 people.[2]

References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (11 April 2023). "Margan Rural District (Hirmand County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 11 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. Davodi, Parviz (3 May 2016). "Approval letter regarding the reforms of country divisions in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Zabol County". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. 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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