Posht Tang Rural District

Posht Tang Rural District

Persian: دهستان پشت تنگ
Posht Tang Rural District Persian: دهستان پشت تنگ
Rural District
	Posht Tang Rural District
	Coordinates: 34°37′46″N 45°58′04″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Kermanshah
County	Sarpol-e Zahab
District	Dasht-e Zahab
Capital	Bozmirabad
Population (2016)[2]
• Total	5,582
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Posht Tang Rural District (Persian: دهستان پشت تنگ) is in Dasht-e Zahab District of Sarpol-e Zahab County, Kermanshah province, Iran.[3] Its capital is the village of Bozmirabad.

At the National Census of 2006, its population (as a part of the Central District) was 6,476 in 1,176 households.[4] There were 6,474 inhabitants in 1,427 households at the following census of 2011.[5] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 5,582 in 1,321 households. The largest of its 39 villages was Bozmirabad, with 1,111 people.[2]

After the 2016 census, Dasht-e Zahab, Jeygaran, Posht Tang, and Sarqaleh Rural Districts were separated from the Central District to form the new Dasht-e Zahab District. In addition, the villages of Kuik-e Azizi Amin, Kuik-e Hasan, Kuik-e Mahmud, and Kuik-e Majid merged to form the village of Kuik, which became the capital of the new district.[3]

References

OpenStreetMap contributors (18 July 2023). "Posht Tang Rural District (Sarpol-e Zahab County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 05. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
Jahangiri, Ishaq (27 April 1400). "Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Sarpol-e Zahab County, Kermanshah province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 05. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 05. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

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[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (18 July 2023). "Posht Tang Rural District (Sarpol-e Zahab County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 18 July 2023.

[2016_census-2] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 05. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[Dasht-e_Zahab_and_Kuik-3] Jahangiri, Ishaq (27 April 1400). "Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Sarpol-e Zahab County, Kermanshah province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.

[2006_census-4] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 05. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[2011_census-5] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 05. Retrieved 19 December 2022.