Shakhenat Rural District

Shakhenat Rural District
Persian: دهستان شاخنات
Shakhenat Rural District is located in Iran
Shakhenat Rural District
Shakhenat Rural District
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 33°19′N 59°29′E / 33.317°N 59.483°E / 33.317; 59.483[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceSouth Khorasan
CountyBirjand
DistrictShakhenat
Established1987[3]
CapitalGazar
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
2,594
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Shakhenat Rural District (Persian: دهستان شاخنات) is in Shakhenat District of Birjand County, South Khorasan province, Iran.[5] Its capital is the village of Gazar.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the Central District) was 3,105 in 1,086 households.[6] There were 2,909 inhabitants in 985 households at the following census of 2011.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 2,594 in 942 households. The most populous of its 15 villages was Mahmuei, with 750 people.[4]

In 2021, the rural district was separated from the district in the formation of Shakhenat District.[5]

Other villages in the rural district

See also

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References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (7 April 2026). "دهستان شاخنات [Shakhenat Rural District], Birjand County Central District, Birjand County, South Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "8F8M+M88 Varqaneh, South Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  3. 1 2 Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (1 July 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/04/10 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 21 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در قسمتی از شهرستان بیرجند تابع استان خراسان [‌Creation and formation of 21 rural districts including villages, farms and places in a part of Birjand County under Khorasan province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 545.1.5.53. Archived from the original on 12 February 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  4. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان خراسان جنوبی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: South Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. 1 2 Jahangiri, Eshaq (5 May 2021) [مصوب (Approved) 1400,02,15 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصويب نامه در خصوص تقسيمات كشوري در شهرستان بيرجند استان خراسان جنوبي [‌Approval letter regarding national divisions in Birjand County, South Khorasan province]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 64866. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  6. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان خراسان جنوبی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: South Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان خراسان جنوبی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: South Khorasan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.