Gifan Rural District

For the village, see Gifan-e Bala. For other places with a similar name, see Gifan.

Gifan Rural District Persian: دهستان گيفان
Rural District
Gifan Rural District
Coordinates: 37°50′24″N 57°25′12″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	North Khorasan
County	Bojnord
District	Garmkhan
Capital	Gifan-e Bala
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	8,658
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Gifan Rural District (Persian: دهستان گيفان) is in Garmkhan District of Bojnord County, North Khorasan province, Iran.^[3] Its capital is the village of Gifan-e Bala.^[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 10,439 in 2,386 households.^[5] There were 9,577 inhabitants in 2,567 households at the following census of 2011.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 8,658 in 2,520 households. The most populous of its 22 villages was Shahrak-e Qaleh Juq-e Bozorg, with 1,341 people.^[2]

See also

Iran portal

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (26 October 2024). "Gifan Rural District (Bojnord County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 26 October 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): North Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Habibi, Hassan (22 September 2014) [Approved 17 June 1374]. Divisional reforms within Khorasan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 1.4.42.11868; Notification 8204/T14712K. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
4. Mousavi, Mirhossein (23 December 2014) [Approved 18 May 1366]. Creation and formation of 14 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Bojnord County under Khorasan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 11814; Notification 117956/T928. Archived from the original on 14 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): North Khorasan 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): North Khorasan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.