Rig-e Malek
Rig-e Malek (Persian: ریگ ملک), formerly Shahrak-e Rig-e Malek (Persian: شهرک ريگ ملک), is a city in, and the capital of, Rig-e Malek District of Mirjaveh County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran, and also serves as capital of Rig-e Malek Rural District.[3]
Rig-e Malek
Persian: ریگ ملک | |
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City | |
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Coordinates: 28°45′16″N 61°41′51″E[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Sistan and Baluchestan |
County | Mirjaveh |
District | Rig-e Malek |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 1,688 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 census, its population was 1,690 in 277 households, when it was a village in Ladiz Rural District of the former Mirjaveh District of Zahedan County.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 1,497 people in 313 households.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 1,688 people in 410 households.[2] After the census, the village was elevated to the status of a city.[6]
References
- OpenStreetMap contributors (15 April 2023). "Rig-e Malek, Mirjaveh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- "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.
- Rahimi, Mohammadreza. "Seven new counties were added to the map of country divisions". DOLAT (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 8 January 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- "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.
- "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.
- Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (17 December 2018). "Notification of the resolution of the Ministry of Interior regarding the conversion of Rig-e Malek village, the center of Rig-e Malek District, Mirjaveh County, into a city". Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
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