Zamkan-e Jonubi Rural District

Not to be confused with Zamkan District or Zamkan-e Shomali Rural District.

For the village with a similar name, see Zamkan-e Olya.

Zamkan-e Jonubi Rural District Persian: دهستان زمکان جنوبی
Rural District
Zamkan-e Jonubi Rural District
Coordinates: 34°40′37″N46°18′05″E / 34.67694°N 46.30139°E / 34.67694; 46.30139 [1]
Country	Iran
Province	Kermanshah
County	Salas-e Babajani
District	Zamkan
Capital	Mirabad
Population  (2016) [2]
• Total	5,070
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Zamkan-e Jonubi Rural District (Persian : دهستان زمکان جنوبی) ^[a] is in Zamkan District of Salas-e Babajani County, Kermanshah province, Iran. ^[3] Its capital is the village of Mirabad. ^[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as Zamkan Rural District of the Central District) was 6,998 in 1,495 households. ^[5] There were 6,213 inhabitants in 1,466 households at the following census of 2011. ^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 5,070 in 1,301 households. The most populous of its 40 villages was Mirabad, with 966 people. ^[2]

In 2019, the rural district was separated from the district in the formation of Zamkan District and renamed Zamkan-e Jonubi Rural District. ^[3]

See also

Iranportal

Notes

1. Formerly Zamkan Rural District

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (13 December 2024). "Zamkan-e Jonubi Rural District (Salas-e Babajani County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 13 December 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Kermanshah Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Jahangiri, Ishaq (14 April 2019) [Approved 12 August 1397]. "Letter of approval regarding national divisions in Kermanshah province". sdil.ac.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 42331; Notification 167351/T55513H. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023– via Shahr Danesh Law Research Institute.
4. Mousavi, Mirhossein (5 February 2017) [Approved 18 May 1366]. Creation and formation of 17 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Paveh County under Kurdistan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 3207.1.5.53; Notification 43168/T947. Archived from the original on 25 January 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2024– via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Kermanshah Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Kermanshah Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022– via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.