Rig-e Malek District

Not to be confused with Rig-e Malek Rural District.

For the city, see Rig-e Malek. For other places with a similar name, see Rig and Malek.

Rig-e Malek District Persian: بخش ریگ ملک
District
Rig-e Malek District
Coordinates: 28°41′15″N 61°45′46″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Sistan and Baluchestan
County	Mirjaveh
Capital	Rig-e Malek
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	9,202
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Rig-e Malek District (Persian: بخش ریگ ملک) is in Mirjaveh County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Rig-e Malek.^[3]

History

After the 2011 National Census, Mirjaveh District was separated from Zahedan County in the establishment of Mirjaveh County, which was divided into three districts and seven rural districts, with Mirjaveh as its capital and only city at the time.^[3] After the 2016 census, the village of Rig-e Malek was elevated to the status of a city.^[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2016 census, the district's population was 9,202 inhabitants in 2,320 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Rig-e Malek District Population

Administrative Divisions	2016[2]
Rig-e Malek RD	7,184
Tahlab RD	2,018
Rig-e Malek (city)[a]
Total	9,202
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Became a city after the 2016 census^[4]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (15 April 2023). "Rig-e Malek District (Mirjaveh County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 15 April 2023.
2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Rahimi, Mohammadreza. "Seven new counties were added to the map of country divisions". DOLAT (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 8 January 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
4. Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (17 December 2018). "Notification of the resolution of the Ministry of Interior regarding the conversion of Rig-e Malek village, the center of Rig-e Malek District, Mirjaveh County, into a city". Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2023.