Pishkhan Rural District

Coordinates: 37°21′24″N 49°21′17″E / 37.35667°N 49.35472°E / 37.35667; 49.35472
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Pishkhan Rural District
Persian: دهستان پیشخان
Pishkhan Rural District is located in Iran
Pishkhan Rural District
Pishkhan Rural District
Coordinates: 37°21′24″N 49°21′17″E / 37.35667°N 49.35472°E / 37.35667; 49.35472[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceGilan
CountySowme'eh Sara
DistrictCentral
CapitalPishkhan
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Pishkhan Rural District (Persian: دهستان پیشخان) is in the Central District of Sowme'eh Sara County, Gilan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Pishkhan,[2] whose population at the 2016 National Census was 607 in 239 households.[3]

After the census, Pishkhan Rural District was established in the Central District. Taher Gurab Rural District was separated from the district in the formation of Taher Gurab District, which was divided into two rural districts, including the new Abatar Rural District. Likewise, Ziabar Rural District was separated from the district in the establishment of Ziabar District, also divided into two rural districts that included the newly formed Baham Bar Rural District. Neither of the new districts contains a city.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (10 October 2023). "Pishkhan Rural District (Sowme'eh Sara County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b Jahangiri, Ishaq (15 February 1400). "Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Sowme'eh Sara County of Gilan province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 9 October 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 01. Archived from the original (Excel) on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.