Radkan Rural District

Radkan Rural District
Persian: دهستان رادكان
Radkan Rural District
Coordinates: 36°55′N 59°05′E / 36.917°N 59.083°E / 36.917; 59.083[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountyChenaran
DistrictRadkan
Established1986[3]
CapitalMarichgan
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
14,486
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Radkan Rural District (Persian: دهستان رادكان) is in Radkan District of Chenaran County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Marichgan.[5] The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Radkan.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was (as a part of the Central District) was 11,188 in 2,780 households.[6] There were 14,908 inhabitants in 3,342 households at the following census of 2011.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 14,486 in 3,320 households. The most populous of its 47 villages was Qezel Hesar (now in Ghiasabad Rural District),[5] with 3,570 people.[4]

In 2020, the rural district was separated from the district in the formation of Radkan District.[5]

Other villages in the rural district

See also

Iran portal

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors. "Radkan Rural District (Chenaran County)دهستان رادکان, بخش مرکزی شهرستان چناران [Radkan Rural District, Central District of Chenaran County], Chenaran County, Razavi Khorasan, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian).
  2. ^ "W38M+M88 Marichgan, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  3. ^ a b Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (16 March 1986) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1364/12/25 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 30 دهستان شامل روستاها مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان مشهد تابعه استان خراسان [‌Creation and formation of 30 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Mashhad County under Khorasan 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.] 17020. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  4. ^ a b 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 c Jahangiri, Eshaq (1 November 2020) [مصوب (Approved) 11/8/1399 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تغييرات تقسيمات كشوري در مورد شهرستان چناران استان خراسان رضوي [‌Changes in national divisions in the case of Chenaran County, Razavi Khorasan province]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 68717. Archived from the original on 29 April 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  6. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Razavi Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ 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.