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Petergan Rural District

Petergan Rural District
Persian: دهستان پترگان
Petergan Rural District is located in Iran
Petergan Rural District
Petergan Rural District
Coordinates: 33°32′N 60°33′E / 33.533°N 60.550°E / 33.533; 60.550[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceSouth Khorasan
CountyZirkuh
DistrictCentral
Established1986[2]
CapitalShah Rakht
Population
 (2016)[3]
  Total
5,976
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Petergan Rural District (Persian: دهستان پترگان) is in the Central District of Zirkuh County, South Khorasan province, Iran.[4] Its capital is the village of Shah Rakht.[2]

Demographics

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Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Zirkuh District in Qaen County) was 5,865 in 1,287 households.[5] There were 6,375 inhabitants in 1,536 households at the following census of 2011.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 5,976 in 1,584 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Zirkuh County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District.[4] The most populous of its 12 villages was Shah Rakht, with 2,404 people.[3]

Other villages in the rural district

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See also

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References

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  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (1 May 2026). "دهستان پترگان, بخش مرکزی زیرکوه [Petergan Rural District, Central District of Zirkuh], Zirkuh County, South Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 5 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در محدوده جغرافیایی معین در شهرستان قاینات تابع استان خراسان [‌Creation and formation of five rural districts including villages, farms and places in a certain geographical area in Qaenat County under Khorasan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. 7 September 1986 [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1365/06/16 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. شناسه [ID] C19C3704-1597-4FDB-8E1F-90B040F2EFC4. شماره دوره [Course number] 65. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  3. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان خراسان جنوبی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: South Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. 1 2 Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (27 October 2011) [مصوب (Approved) 1390,08,05 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. اصلاحات و ايجاد تقسيمات كشوري در شهرستانهاي قائنات و زيركوه در استان خراسان جنوبي [‌Reforms and creation of national divisions in the counties of Qaenat and Zirkuh in South 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] 96287/42/4/1. Archived from the original on 2 February 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  5. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان خراسان جنوبی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: South Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان خراسان جنوبی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: South 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.