Quchan Atiq District

Quchan Atiq District (Persian: بخش قوچان عتیق) is in Quchan County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran.[2] Its capital is the city of Shahr-e Kohneh,[3] whose population at the 2016 National Census was 3,320 people in 1,062 households.[4]

Not to be confused with Quchan Atiq Rural District.
For the administrative division of Razavi Khorasan province, see Quchan County. For the city, see Quchan.

Quchan Atiq District
Persian: بخش قوچان عتیق
District
Quchan Atiq District is located in Iran
Quchan Atiq District
Quchan Atiq District
Coordinates: 37°05′58″N 58°21′16″E[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountyQuchan
CapitalShahr-e Kohneh
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

After the census, two rural districts of the Central District were separated from the district.[2] Quchan Atiq Rural District became a part of Quchan Atiq District and shares the district with the newly established Yazdan Rural District.[3] The village of Shahr-e Kohneh has been raised to the status of a city.[5]

Quchan Atiq District
Administrative Divisions
Quchan Atiq RD
Yazdan RD
Shahr-e Kohneh (city)1
RD: Rural District
1Became a city after the 2016 census[5]

References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (6 May 2023). "Quchan Atiq District (Quchan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  2. Moghadam, Abbas Rezazadeh (1 January 2019). "Two new districts were added to Quchan County of Razavi Khorasan province". IRNA (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 29 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  3. Jahangiri, Ishaq (26 September 2019). "Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Quchan County, Razavi Khorasan province". RRK (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  4. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. "The Ministry of Interior agreed in principle to the promotion of two villages of Quchan to cities". IRNA (in Persian). Archived from the original on 15 June 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
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