Quchan Atiq District

Quchan Atiq District
Persian: بخش قوچان عتیق
Quchan Atiq District
Coordinates: 37°06′N 58°21′E / 37.100°N 58.350°E / 37.100; 58.350[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountyQuchan
Established2020[3]
CapitalShahr-e Kohneh
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Quchan Atiq District (Persian: بخش قوچان عتیق) is in Quchan County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Shahr-e Kohneh,[3] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 3,320 people in 1,062 households.[4]

History

In 2020, Quchan Atiq Rural District was separated from the Central District in the formation of Quchan Atiq District.[3] The village of Shahr-e Kohneh was converted to a city in 2021.[5]

Demographics

Administrative divisions

Quchan Atiq District
Administrative Divisions
Quchan Atiq RD
Yazdan RD
Shahr-e Kohneh (city)[a]
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

Notes

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

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (19 March 2026). "دهستان یزدان, بخش مرکزی شهرستان قوچان [Yazdan Rural District, Central District of Quchan County], Quchan County, Razavi Khorasan, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  2. ^ "38XX+XXX فیروزآباد [Firuzabad], Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  3. ^ a b c Jahangiri, Eshaq (16 December 2020) [۱۳۹۹/۹/۲۶ تصویب (Approved 1399/9/26) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب‌نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری در شهرستان قوچان استان خراسان رضوی [‌Approval regarding national divisions in Quchan County, Razavi Khorasan province]. پژوهشکده حقوقی شهر دانش [Shahr Danesh Law Research Institute] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره ۶۸۷۴۲ [Proposal No. 68742]. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  4. ^ 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 وزارت کشور با ارتقای ۲ روستای قوچان به شهر موافقت اصولی کرد [‌The Ministry of the Interior agreed in principle to the promotion of two villages of Quchan to cities]. Islamic Republic News Agency (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. 1 March 2021 [۱۱ اسفند ۱۳۹۹ (11 Esfand 1399) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. کد خبر: 84246667 [News Code: 84246667]. Archived from the original on 15 June 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2026.