Gurchan (Persian: گورچان) is a village in Poshtkuh Rural District of Poshtkuh District, Khash County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran, serving as capital of the district.[3]
Gurchan
Persian: گورچان | |
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Village | |
  Gurchan | |
| Coordinates: 28°19′41″N 61°27′19″E / 28.32806°N 61.45528°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Sistan and Baluchestan |
| County | Khash |
| District | Poshtkuh |
| Rural District | Poshtkuh |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 385 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Demographics
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editAt the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 506 in 90 households, when it was in the Central District.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 252 people in 66 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 385 people in 139 households.[2]
In December 2019, the rural district was separated from the district in the establishment of Poshtkuh District, which was divided into two rural districts, including the new Bilari Rural District.[3]
See also
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References
edit- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (12 April 2023). "Gurchan, Khash County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Approval letter regarding the country divisions of the Central District of Khash County of Sistan and Baluchestan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. 11 December 2019. Archived from the original on 24 January 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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