Rigan County

Rigan County (Persian: شهرستان ریگان) is in Kerman province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Mohammadabad.

For the administrative division of this county, see Rigan Rural District. For other places with a similar name, see Rigan.

Rigan County
Persian: شهرستان ریگان
County
Location of Rigan County in Kerman province
Location of Rigan County in Kerman province
Location of Kerman province in Iran
Location of Kerman province in Iran
Coordinates: 28°21′21″N 59°13′46″E[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceKerman
CapitalMohammadabad
DistrictsCentral, Rahmatabad
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total88,410
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, the region's population (as most of Rigan District in Bam County) was 53,059 in 11,380 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 66,335 people in 17,598 households, by which time those parts had been separated from the county to form Rigan County.[4] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 88,410 in 23,983 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Rigan County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, four rural districts, and two cities.[2]

In 2019, the villages of Abbasabad-e Sardar and Rahmatabad were elevated to the status of cities.[5] In 2023, Gonbaki District was separated from the county in the establishment of Gonbaki County and divided into two districts and four rural districts, with the city of Gonbaki as its capital and only city. At the same time, Posht-e Rig Rural District was established in the Central District, and Sadabad Rural District was established in the newly formed Rahmatabad District.[6]

Rigan County Population1
Administrative Divisions2006[3]2011[4]2016[2]
Central District53,05946,15062,433
Gavkan Rural District9,2464,4634,780
Gonbaki Rural District11,926
Posht-e Rig Rural District2
Rigan Rural District26,11432,02336,933
Abbasabad-e Sardar (city)3
Mohammadabad (city)5,7739,66420,720
Gonbaki District420,18525,976
Gonbaki Rural District7,7904,585
Naseriyeh Rural District12,39514,181
Gonbaki (city)7,210
Rahmatabad District2
Gavkan Rural District
Sadabad Rural District2
Rahmatabad (city)3
Total53,05966,33588,410
1As a part of Bam County at the 2006 census
2Established after the 2016 census[6]
3Became a city after the 2016 census[5]
4Became a part of Gonbaki County after the 2016 census[6]
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References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (4 July 2023). "Rigan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 08. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 08. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  4. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 08. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. Jahangiri, Ishaq (26 May 2019). "Letter of approval regarding the conversion of Rahmatabad and Abbasabad-e Sardar villages from the Central District of Rigan County, Kerman province, to the city". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  6. Mokhbar, Mohammad (27 May 2023). "Approval letter regarding the country divisions of Kerman province". DOTIC (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 27 June 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
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