Kuh Yakhab Rural District (Persian: دهستان كوه يخاب)[3] is in Kuh Yakhab District of Eshqabad County, South Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Yakhab. The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Tappeh Taq.[4]
Kuh Yakhab Rural District
Persian: دهستان كوه يخاب | |
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  Kuh Yakhab Rural District | |
| Coordinates: 34°41′43″N 56°57′49″E / 34.69528°N 56.96361°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | South Khorasan |
| County | Eshqabad |
| District | Kuh Yakhab |
| Capital | Yakhab |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,049 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Demographics
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editAt the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Dastgerdan District of Tabas County, Yazd province) was 2,764 in 688 households.[5] There were 1,966 inhabitants in 533 households at the following census of 2011.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 2,049 in 598 households, by which time the county had been separated from the province to join South Khorasan province.[7] The most populous of its 100 villages was Tappeh Taq, with 439 people.[2]
In July 2024, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Eshqabad County, and the rural district was transferred to the new Kuh Yakhab District.[8]
See also
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References
edit- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (10 August 2024). "Kuh Yakhab Rural District (Eshqabad County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 29. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names website (in Persian)
- ^ Habibi, Hassan. "Approval of the establishment of 27 rural districts in the provinces of Khorasan, Sistan and Baluchestan, Mazandaran, Tehran, Yazd, and Hormozgan". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Council. Archived from the original on 19 April 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 21. 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. 21. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (19 December 2013). "Approval letter regarding the abstraction of Tabas County from Yazd province and its annexation to South Khorasan province". Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 29 May 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ "Eshqabad became the twelfth county of South Khorasan". irna.ir (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. 26 July 2024. Archived from the original on 26 July 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
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