Raz Rural District

For the administrative division of North Khorasan province, see Raz and Jargalan County. For the city, see Raz. For other places with a similar name, see Raz.

Raz Rural District Persian: دهستان راز
Rural District
Raz Rural District
Coordinates: 37°57′36″N 56°57′36″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	North Khorasan
County	Raz and Jargalan
District	Central
Capital	Tangeh-ye Torkaman
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	5,621
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Raz Rural District (Persian: دهستان راز) is in the Central District of Raz and Jargalan County, North Khorasan province, Iran.^[3] Its capital is the village of Tangeh-ye Torkaman.^[4] The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Tangeh-ye Raz.^[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Raz and Jargalan District of Bojnord County) was 6,059 in 1,424 households.^[6] There were 5,493 inhabitants in 1,461 households at the following census of 2011.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 5,621 in 1,553 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Raz and Jargalan County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District.^[3] The most populous of its 30 villages was Tangeh-ye Torkaman, with 1,567 people.^[2]

See also

Iran portal

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (27 October 2024). "Raz Rural District (Raz and Jargalan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 27 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. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2021) [Approved 29 September 2013]. Distributional changes in North Khorasan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Proposal 185757/42/4/1. Archived from the original on 8 January 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
4. Habibi, Hassan (20 July 2013) [Approved 26 February 1389]. Approval of reforms in the rural districts of Khorasan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 14034.1.5.53; Notification 40166/T41K. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2024 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.