Khafr Rural District

Not to be confused with Khafr District.

For the administrative division of Fars province, see Khafr County. For other places with a similar name, see Khafr.

Khafr Rural District Persian: دهستان خفر
Rural District
Khafr Rural District
Coordinates: 28°57′38″N 53°12′28″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Fars
County	Khafr
District	Central
Capital	Zarjan
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	3,396
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Khafr Rural District (Persian: دهستان خفر)^[3] is in the Central District of Khafr County, Fars province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Zarjan.^[4] The rural district was previously administered from Bab Anar.^[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Khafr District of Jahrom County) was 8,359 in 2,136 households.^[6] There were 3,057 inhabitants in 879 households at the following census of 2011.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 3,396 in 1,043 households. The most populous of its nine villages was Zarjan, with 1,400 people.^[2]

In 2019, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Khafr County, and the rural district was transferred to the new Central District.^[4]

See also

Iran portal

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (5 October 2024). "Khafr Rural District (Khafr County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 5 October 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Fars Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. "INCSGN Search". Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names (in Persian). Tehran: National Cartographic Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019.
4. Jahangiri, Ishaq (c. 2023) [Approved 7 October 1398]. Letter of approval regarding the national divisions of Jahrom County, Fars province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 158364. Archived from the original on 22 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
5. Mousavi, Mirhossein (c. 2023) [Approved 18 May 1366]. Creation and establishment of 11 rural districts including villages, farms and places in a part of Jahrom County under Fars province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 11673.1.5.53. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Fars Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Fars Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.