Soghan Rural District

Not to be confused with Soghan District.

Soghan Rural District Persian: دهستان صوغان
Rural District
Soghan Rural District
Coordinates: 28°23′18″N 56°42′24″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Kerman
County	Arzuiyeh
District	Soghan
Capital	Sorkhan
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	4,020
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Soghan Rural District (Persian: دهستان صوغان) is in Soghan District of Arzuiyeh County, Kerman province, Iran.^[3] Its capital is the village of Sorkhan.^[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Arzuiyeh District of Baft County) was 9,749 in 2,050 households.^[5] There were 3,313 inhabitants in 765 households at the following census of 2011,^[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Arzuiyeh County. The rural district was transferred to the new Soghan District.^[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 4,020 in 1,099 households. The most populous of its 10 villages was Rustai-ye Aliabad, with 1,779 people.^[2]

See also

Iran portal

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (3 December 2024). "Soghan Rural District (Arzuiyeh County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 3 December 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Kerman Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2023) [Approved 1 December 1389]. Approval letter regarding the national divisions in Baft County under the jurisdiction of Kerman province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 44504/42/4/1. Archived from the original on 29 August 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2024 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
4. Mousavi, Mirhossein (16 June 1395) [Approved 18 May 1366]. Creation and formation of 14 rural districts including villages, fields and places in Baft County under Kerman province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 53.1.11936; Notification 118248/T948. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Kerman 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.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Kerman Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.