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Posht-e Rig Rural District

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Coordinates: 28°39′42″N 59°20′00″E / 28.66167°N 59.33333°E / 28.66167; 59.33333
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For the administrative division of Lordegan County in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, see Rig Rural District.

Posht-e Rig Rural District
Persian: دهستان پشت ریگ
Rural District
Posht-e Rig Rural District is located in Iran
Posht-e Rig Rural District
Posht-e Rig Rural District
Coordinates: 28°39′42″N 59°20′00″E / 28.66167°N 59.33333°E / 28.66167; 59.33333[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceKerman
CountyRigan
DistrictCentral
CapitalAliabad-e Posht-e Rig
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Posht-e Rig Rural District (Persian: دهستان پشت ریگ) is in the Central District of Rigan County, Kerman province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Aliabad-e Posht-e Rig,[2] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 1,379 in 359 households.[3]

History

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After the 2006 census, Gavkan, Gonbaki, and Rigan Rural Districts, and the city of Mohammadabad, were separated from Bam County in the establishment of Rigan County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Mohammadabad as its capital and only city at the time.[4]

Posht-e Rig Rural District was established in the Central District in 2023.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (5 July 2023). "Posht-e Rig Rural District (Rigan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b Mokhbar, Mohammad (27 May 2023). "Approval letter regarding the country divisions of Kerman province". DOTIC (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 27 June 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 08. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ^ Davodi, Parviz (29 July 1386). "Approval letter regarding the reforms of country divisions in Kerman province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.


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