Poshtkuh Rural District
Persian: دهستان پشتكوه | |
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Coordinates: 35°57′24″N 53°35′53″E / 35.95667°N 53.59806°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Semnan |
County | Mehdishahr |
District | Shahmirzad |
Capital | Fulad Mahalleh |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 3,844 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Poshtkuh Rural District (Persian: دهستان پشتكوه) is in Shahmirzad District of Mehdishahr County, Semnan province, Iran.[3] Its capital is the village of Fulad Mahalleh.[4]
At the National Census of 2006, its population (as a part of the former Mehdishahr District of Semnan County) was 1,825 in 561 households.[5] There were 5,717 inhabitants in 1,609 households at the following census of 2011,[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Mehdishahr County.[3] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 3,844 in 1,326 households. The most populous of its 68 villages was Fulad Mahalleh, with 2,518 people.[2]