Atamalek District

Atamalek District
Persian: بخش عطاملك
Atamalek District
Coordinates: 36°38′N 57°40′E / 36.633°N 57.667°E / 36.633; 57.667[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountyJoveyn
Established2007[3]
CapitalHokmabad
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
15,865
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Atamalek District (Persian: بخش عطاملك) is in Joveyn County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Hokmabad.[3]

History

In 2007, Joveyn District was separated from Sabzevar County in the establishment of Joveyn County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Neqab as its capital and only city at the time.[3] The village of Hokmabad was converted to a city in 2018.[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2011 National Census, the district's population was 15,372 people in 4,427 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 15,865 inhabitants in 4,786 households.[4]

Administrative divisions

Atamalek District Population
Administrative Divisions 2011[6] 2016[4]
Hokmabad RD 11,186 11,295
Zarrin RD 4,186 4,570
Hokmabad (city)[a]
Total 15,372 15,865
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

Notes

  1. ^ Became a city after the 2016 census[5]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (2 March 2026). "دهستان زرین, بخش عطاملک [Zarrin Rural District, Atamalek District], Jowayin County, Razavi Khorasan, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  2. ^ "JMM8+8MM Ebrahim Abad, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  3. ^ a b c Davoodi, Parviz (21 October 2007) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 29/7/1386 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب‌نامه درخصوص اصلاحات تقسیمات کشوری در استان خراسان رضوی شهرستان سبزوار [‌Approval letter regarding the reforms of national divisions in Razavi Khorasan province, Sabzevar County]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 130413/42/4/1. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
  4. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (29 July 2018) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1397/05/07 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. مشاور تلفنی شغلی تحصیلی حقوقی ازدواج و خانواده کلیک کنید مصوبات وزارت کشورپیرامون تبدیل روستاهای مرکز بخش به شهر [‌Approvals of the Ministry of the Interior on converting villages in the center of the district into cities]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شماره۱۳۸۰۳۶ [No. 138036]. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  6. ^ a b 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.