Kakan Rural District

Coordinates: 30°38′36″N 51°44′59″E / 30.64333°N 51.74972°E / 30.64333; 51.74972
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Kakan Rural District
Persian: دهستان كاكان
Kakan Rural District is located in Iran
Kakan Rural District
Kakan Rural District
Coordinates: 30°38′36″N 51°44′59″E / 30.64333°N 51.74972°E / 30.64333; 51.74972[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceKohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad
CountyBoyer-Ahmad
DistrictCentral
CapitalMansurkhani
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total1,708
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Kakan Rural District (Persian: دهستان كاكان) is in the Central District of Boyer-Ahmad County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Mansurkhani,[3]

There were 1,975 inhabitants in 488 households at the following census of 2011.[4] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 1,708 in 502 households. The most populous of its 24 villages was Mansurkhani, with 390 people.[2]


History[edit]

The district was buried, leaving no survivors, during the 1972 Iran blizzard.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (12 August 2023). "Kakan Rural District (Boyer-Ahmad County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 17. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Aref, Mohammad Reza. "Divisional changes and reforms in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 17. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ^ Edwards, Haley Sweetland (7 February 2012). "40 Years Ago, Iran Was Hit by the Deadliest Blizzard in History". Mental Floss. Retrieved 9 August 2019.