Kharqan Rural District (Shahrud County)

Kharqan Rural District
Persian: دهستان خرقان
Kharqan Rural District
Coordinates: 36°35′N 54°55′E / 36.583°N 54.917°E / 36.583; 54.917[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceSemnan
CountyShahrud
DistrictBastam
Established1987[3]
CapitalQaleh Now-e Kharaqan
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
18,877
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Kharqan Rural District (Persian: دهستان خرقان)[a] is in Bastam District of Shahrud County, Semnan province, Iran.[6] Its capital is the village of Qaleh Now-e Kharaqan.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 15,936 in 4,406 households.[7] There were 16,308 inhabitants in 5,148 households at the following census of 2011.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 18,877 in 6,438 households. The most populous of its 120 villages was Miqan, with 4,264 people.[4]

Other villages in the rural district

Notable people

See also

Iran portal

Notes

  1. ^ Formerly Bastam Rural District (دهستان بسطام)[5]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (30 January 2026). "دهستان خرقان, بخش بسطام [Kharqan Rural District, Bastam District], Shahrud County, Semnan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  2. ^ "HWM8+8MM Abarsaj, Semnan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  3. ^ a b Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (1 July 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366.4.10 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 11 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان شاهرود تابع استان سمنان [‌Creation and establishment of 11 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Shahrud County under Semnan 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.] 11953.1.5.53. Archived from the original on 15 November 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  4. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان سمنان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Semnan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ^ Habibi, Hassan (3 March 1993) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1371/12/12 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد اصلاحاتی در دهستانهای استان سمنان [Making reforms in the rural areas of Semnan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 70805534-7A14-45D5-91AE-BA975D2429C1. شماره دوره [Course number] 71, شماره جلد [Volume number] 251. Archived from the original on 7 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
  6. ^ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان سمنان به مرکزیت شهر سمنان [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Semnan province, centered in Semnan city]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 6E990373-75CA-4068-833E-25F3268CCDCE. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  7. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان سمنان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Semnan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  8. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان سمنان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Semnan 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.