Taftan-e Jonubi Rural District
Persian: دهستان تفتان جنوبي
Rural District
Taftan-e Jonubi Rural District is located in Iran
Taftan-e Jonubi Rural District
Taftan-e Jonubi Rural District
Coordinates: 28°30′23″N 60°56′34″E / 28.50639°N 60.94278°E / 28.50639; 60.94278[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceSistan and Baluchestan
CountyTaftan
DistrictCentral
CapitalTamandan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total11,725
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Taftan-e Jonubi Rural District (Persian: دهستان تفتان جنوبي)[3] is in the Central District of Taftan County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Tamandan.[4]

At the National Census of 2006, its population (as a part of the former Nukabad District of Khash County) was 9,351 in 1,974 households.[5] There were 9,300 inhabitants in 2,185 households at the following census of 2011.[6] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 11,725 in 3,206 households. The largest of its 125 villages was Narun, with 826 people.[2]

In 2018, Nukabad District was separated from Khash County, elevated to the status of Taftan County, and divided into three districts, with the city of Nukabad as its only city and capital of the new county.[4]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (20 April 2023). "Taftan-e Jonubi Rural District (Taftan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names website (in Persian)
  4. ^ a b Raisi, Elham (23 December 2018). "Creation of Taftan city in Sistan and Baluchistan province". Iranian Students' News Agency (in Persian). Government Printing Board. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Retrieved 19 December 2022.



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