Kharqan Rural District (Shahrud County)

Kharqan Rural District

Persian: دهستان خرقان
Kharqan Rural District Persian: دهستان خرقان
Rural District
	Kharqan Rural District
	Coordinates: 36°35′19″N 54°55′13″E / 36.58861°N 54.92028°E / 36.58861; 54.92028
Country	Iran
Province	Semnan
County	Shahrud
District	Bastam
Capital	Qaleh Now-e Kharaqan
Population (2016)
• Total	18,877
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Kharqan Rural District (Persian: دهستان خرقان), formerly Bastam Rural District (دهستان بسطام),^[3] is in Bastam District of Shahrud County, Semnan province, Iran.^[4] Its capital is the village of Qaleh Now-e Kharaqan.^[5]

At the National Census of 2006, its population was 15,936 in 4,406 households.^[6] There were 16,308 inhabitants in 5,148 households at the following census of 2011.^[7] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 18,877 in 6,438 households. The most populous of its 120 villages was Miqan, with 4,264 people.^[2]

Notable people

Abu al-Hassan al-Kharaqani

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (26 April 2023). "Kharqan Rural District (Shahrud County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 20. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ Habibi, Hassan (12 December 1371). "Making reforms in the villages of Semnan province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Council. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
^ Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Semnan province, centered in Semnan city". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (25 August 1391). "Creation and establishment of 11 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Shahrud County under Semnan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 15 November 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 20. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 20. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

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[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (26 April 2023). "Kharqan Rural District (Shahrud County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 26 April 2023.

[2016_census-2] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 20. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[Shahrud_Changes-3] Habibi, Hassan (12 December 1371). "Making reforms in the villages of Semnan province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Council. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.

[Semnan_Structure-4] Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Semnan province, centered in Semnan city". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.

[Shahrud_RDs-5] Mousavi, Mirhossein (25 August 1391). "Creation and establishment of 11 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Shahrud County under Semnan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 15 November 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2023.

[2006_census-6] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 20. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[2011_census-7] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 20. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.