Rasteqan
Persian: راستقان | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 38°10′30″N 57°09′53″E / 38.17500°N 57.16472°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | North Khorasan |
County | Raz and Jargalan |
District | Gholaman |
Rural District | Rasteqan |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 922 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Rasteqan (Persian: راستقان)[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Rasteqan Rural District of Gholaman District, Raz and Jargalan County, North Khorasan province, Iran.[4]
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 1,073 in 253 households, when it was in Gholaman Rural District of the former Raz and Jargalan District of Bojnord County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 840 people in 249 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 922 people in 312 households,[2] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Raz and Jargalan County.[4]