Shamkan Rural District

Shamkan Rural District
Persian: دهستان ربع شامكان
Shamkan Rural District is located in Iran
Shamkan Rural District
Shamkan Rural District
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 35°57′N 58°08′E / 35.950°N 58.133°E / 35.950; 58.133[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountySheshtamad
DistrictShamkan
Established1987[3]
CapitalShamkan
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
5,771
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Shamkan Rural District (Persian: دهستان شامكان) is in Shamkan District of Sheshtamad County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran.[5] It is administered from the city of Shamkan.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Sheshtamad District in Sabzevar County) was 5,947 in 1,453 households.[6] There were 6,520 inhabitants in 1,863 households at the following census of 2011.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 5,771 in 1,738 households. The most populous of its 20 villages was Shamkan (now a city),[8] with 1,882 people.[4]

In 2020, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Sheshtamad County, and the rural district was transferred to the new Shamkan District.[5]

Other villages in the rural district

See also

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References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (28 March 2026). "دهستان شامکان, بخش ششتمد [Shamkan Rural District, Sheshtamad District], Sheshtamad County, Razavi Khorasan, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 28 March 2026.
  2. ↑ "W4XM+X8W Shamkan, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
  3. 1 2 ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 22 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان سبزوار تابع استان خراسان [‌Creation and formation of 22 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Sabzevar 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]. 1 July 1987 [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366.4.10 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 41.1.5.53. Archived from the original on 31 August 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  4. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Razavi Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. 1 2 Jahangiri, Eshaq (10 May 2020) [۱۳۹۹/۲/۲۱ تصویب (Approved 1399/2/21) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری استان خراسان رضوی [‌Resolution on the national divisions of Khorasan Razavi 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 ۱۲۹۳۵۳ [Proposal No. 129353]. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  6. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Razavi 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 رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Razavi 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.
  8. ↑ Vahidi, Ahmad (26 March 2022) [تاریخ انتشار: ۶ فروردین ۱۴۰۱ (Publication date: 6 Farvardin 1401) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. وزیر کشور با تبدیل ۲ روستا به شهر موافقت کرد [‌The Minister of the Interior agreed to convert two villages into cities]. روستا نیوز [Rusta News] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کد خبر [News Code] 27874. Archived from the original on 8 May 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2026.