Margown Rural District

Margown Rural District (Persian: دهستان مارگون) is in the Central District of Margown County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Iran.[3] It is administered from the city of Margown.

For the administrative division of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, see Margown County. For the city, see Margown.

Margown Rural District
Persian: دهستان مارگون
Rural District
Margown Rural District is located in Iran
Margown Rural District
Margown Rural District
Coordinates: 31°02′42″N 51°00′46″E[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceKohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad
CountyMargown
DistrictCentral
CapitalMargown
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total7,398
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the National Census of 2006, its population (as a part of the former Margown District of Boyer-Ahmad County) was 9,440 in 1,771 households.[4] There were 7,636 inhabitants in 1,753 households at the following census of 2011.[5] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 7,398 in 1,880 households. The largest of its 127 villages was Shahniz, with 781 people.[2]

In October 2018, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Margown County[3]

References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (15 August 2023). "Margown Rural District (Margown County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 17. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. Jahangiri, Ishaq (8 October 2018). "Divisional changes and reforms in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  4. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 17. 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. 17. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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