Rahmatabad, Rigan Explained

Rahmatabad
Native Name:fa|رحمت اباد
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Kerman
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Rigan
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Rahmatabad
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:5055
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Rahmatabad (fa|رحمت اباد) is a city in, and the capital of, Rahmatabad District of Rigan County, Kerman province, Iran.[2]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Rahmatabad's population was 3,615 in 737 households, when it was a village in Rigan Rural District of the former Rigan District of Bam County.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 4,731 people in 1,103 households,[4] by which time the rural district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Rigan County and was transferred to the new Central District.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 5,055 people in 1,307 households.[6]

In 2019, the village of Rahmatabad was elevated to the status of a city.[7] In 2023, Rahmatabad and Gavkan Rural District were separated from the district in the establishment of Rahmatabad District.[8]

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Rahmatabad, Rigan County . . 5 July 2023 . 5 July 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Approval letter regarding the country divisions of Kerman province . fa . DOTIC . https://web.archive.org/web/20230627150643/https://dotic.ir/news/14362 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Mokhbar . Mohammad . 27 June 2023 . 27 May 2023 . 4 July 2023.
  3. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 08 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920093605/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/08.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
  4. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 08 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230329231518/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Kerman.xls . 29 March 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  5. Web site: Approval letter regarding the reforms of country divisions in Kerman province . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20240201145205/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/135003 . Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board . Davodi . Parviz . 1 February 2024 . 29 July 1386 . 1 February 2024.
  6. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 08 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201020091047/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_08.xlsx . Excel . 20 October 2020.
  7. Web site: Letter of approval regarding the conversion of Rahmatabad and Abbasabad-e Sardar villages from the Central District of Rigan County, Kerman province, to the city . fa . Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20230704191210/https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/288424 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Jahangiri . Ishaq . 4 July 2023 . 26 May 2019 . 4 July 2023.
  8. Web site: Approval letter regarding the country divisions of Kerman province . fa . DOTIC . https://web.archive.org/web/20230627150643/https://dotic.ir/news/14362 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Mokhbar . Mohammad . 27 June 2023 . 27 May 2023 . 4 July 2023.

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