Meshkan District (Neyriz County)

Coordinates: 29°23′06″N 54°26′56″E / 29.38500°N 54.44889°E / 29.38500; 54.44889
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Meshkan District
Persian: بخش مشكان
Meshkan District is located in Iran
Meshkan District
Meshkan District
Coordinates: 29°23′06″N 54°26′56″E / 29.38500°N 54.44889°E / 29.38500; 54.44889[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceFars
CountyNeyriz
CapitalMeshkan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total8,799
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Meshkan District (Persian: بخش مشكان)[a] is in Neyriz County, Fars province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Meshkan.[3]

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 8,875 in 2,334 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 8,493 people in 2,504 households.[5] At the latest census in 2016, the district had 8,799 inhabitants in 2,730 households.[2]

Meshkan District Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[4] 2011[5] 2016[2]
Deh Chah RD[b] 3,980 3,600 3,586
Meshkan RD 265 313 596
Meshkan (city) 4,630 4,580 4,617
Total 8,875 8,493 8,799
RD = Rural District

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Formerly Poshtkuh District (بخش پشتکوه)
  2. ^ Formerly Meshkan Rural District[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (27 September 2023). "Meshkan District (Neyriz County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. Archived from the original (Excel) on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Fars province, centered in Shiraz". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. ^ Habibi, Hassan (25 June 1371). "Approval of reforms in the rural districts of Fars province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Archived from the original on 17 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.