Kakan Rural District

Rural district in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Iran

Rural District in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, Iran
Kakan Rural District
Persian: دهستان كاكان
30°38′36″N 51°44′59″E / 30.64333°N 51.74972°E / 30.64333; 51.74972[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceKohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad
CountyBoyer-Ahmad
DistrictCentral
CapitalMansurkhani
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total1,708
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Kakan Rural District (Persian: دهستان كاكان) is in the Central District of Boyer-Ahmad County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Mansurkhani.[3] The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Abbas Ali Khani.[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 2,281 in 497 households.[5] There were 1,975 inhabitants in 488 households at the following census of 2011.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 1,708 in 502 households. The most populous of its 24 villages was Mansurkhani, with 390 people.[2]

History

The district was buried, leaving no survivors, during the 1972 Iran blizzard.[7]

See also

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References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (12 August 2023). "Kakan Rural District (Boyer-Ahmad County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 17. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Aref, Mohammad Reza. "Divisional changes and reforms in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  4. ^ Habibi, Hassan (12 December 1371). "Creation of 48 rural districts in several rural areas of the country". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Council. Archived from the original on 28 November 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 17. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 17. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. ^ Edwards, Haley Sweetland (7 February 2012). "40 Years Ago, Iran Was Hit by the Deadliest Blizzard in History". Mental Floss. Retrieved 9 August 2019.


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