Eskelabad Rural District

Eskelabad Rural District (Persian: دهستان اسكل آباد)[3] is in the Central District of Taftan County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Eskelabad.[4]

Eskelabad Rural District
Persian: دهستان اسكل آباد
Eskelabad Rural District is located in Iran
Eskelabad Rural District
Eskelabad Rural District
Coordinates: 28°34′43″N 60°40′43″E[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceSistan and Baluchestan
CountyTaftan
DistrictCentral
CapitalEskelabad
Population
 (2016)[2]
  Total6,015
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the National Census of 2006, its population (as a part of the former Nukabad District of Khash County) was 6,527 in 1,461 households.[5] There were 6,295 inhabitants in 1,578 households at the following census of 2011.[6] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 6,015 in 1,800 households. The largest of its 72 villages was Deh-e Pabid, with 1,213 people.[2]

In 2018, Nukabad District was separated from Khash County, elevated to the status of Taftan County, and divided into three districts, with the city of Nukabad as its only city and capital of the new county.[4]

References

  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (20 April 2023). "Eskelabad Rural District (Taftan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 20 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. Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names website (in Persian)
  4. Raisi, Elham (23 December 2018). "Creation of Taftan County in Sistan and Baluchestan province". Iranian Students' News Agency (in Persian). Government Printing Board. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  5. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Retrieved 19 December 2022.



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