Teshkan Rural District

For other places with a similar name, see Teshkan.

Teshkan Rural District Persian: دهستان تشكن
Rural District
Teshkan Rural District
Coordinates: 33°38′43″N 47°53′21″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Lorestan
County	Dowreh
District	Central
Capital	Chah-e Zu ol Faqar
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	5,004
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Teshkan Rural District (Persian: دهستان تشكن) is in the Central District of Dowreh County, Lorestan province, Iran.^[3] Its capital is the village of Chah-e Zu ol Faqar.^[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Dowreh-e Chegeni District of Khorramabad County) was 10,303 in 2,154 households.^[5] There were 5,231 inhabitants in 1,298 households at the following census of 2011,^[6] by which time the district had separated from the county in the establishment of Dowreh County.^[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 5,004 in 1,384 households. The most populous of its 27 villages was Chah-e Zu ol Faqar, with 492 people.^[2]

See also

Iran portal

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (25 August 2023). "Teshkan Rural District (Dowreh County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 25 August 2023.
2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 15. Archived from the original (Excel) on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Davodi, Parviz (29 July 1386). "Approval letter regarding the reforms of country divisions in Lorestan province". DOTIC (Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran) (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
4. Mousavi, Mirhossein. "Creation and formation of 47 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Khorramabad County under Lorestan province". Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of Farabi Mobile Library (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 20 February 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
5. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 15. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
6. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 15. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.