Abkuh District

Abkuh District

Persian: بخش آبکوه
Abkuh District Persian: بخش آبکوه
District
	Abkuh District
	Coordinates: 36°49′59″N 58°36′35″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Razavi Khorasan
County	Quchan
Capital	Almajeq
Population (2016)[2]
• Total	11,704
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Abkuh District (Persian: بخش آبکوه) is in Quchan County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Almajeq.[3]

At the 2006 National Census, the region's population (as Dughayi Rural District of the Central District) was 13,180 in 3,297 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 11,857 people in 3,445 households.[5] At the latest census in 2016, there were 11,704 inhabitants in 3,688 households.[2]

After the census, two rural districts of the Central District were separated from the district.[6] Dughayi Rural District was elevated to the status of Abkuh District, containing the newly formed Bahar Rural District.[3] The villages of Almajeq, Mezerj, and Shahr-e Kohneh were raised to the status of cities.[7][8]

Abkuh District Population¹
Administrative Divisions	2006[4]	2011[5]	2016[2]
Bahar Rural District²
Dughayi Rural District	13,180	11,857	11,704
Almajeq (city)³
Total	13,180	11,857	11,704
¹As a part of the Central District at the 2006, 2011, and 2016 censuses ²Established after the 2016 census[3] ³Became a city after the 2016 census[7]

References

OpenStreetMap contributors (6 May 2023). "Abkuh District (Quchan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
"Approval letter regarding country divisions in Quchan County, Razavi Khorasan" (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. 29 December 2019. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
Moghadam, Abbas Rezazadeh (1 January 2019). "Two new districts were added to Quchan County of Razavi Khorasan province". IRNA (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 29 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
"The Ministry of Interior agreed in principle to the promotion of two villages of Quchan to cities". IRNA (in Persian). Archived from the original on 15 June 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
Jahangiri, Ishaq (5 August 2021). "Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Quchan County, Razavi Khorasan province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.

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[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (6 May 2023). "Abkuh District (Quchan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 6 May 2023.

[2016_census-2] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[Abkuh_District-3] "Approval letter regarding country divisions in Quchan County, Razavi Khorasan" (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. 29 December 2019. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2023.

[2006_census-4] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[2011_census-5] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[Quchan-6] Moghadam, Abbas Rezazadeh (1 January 2019). "Two new districts were added to Quchan County of Razavi Khorasan province". IRNA (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 29 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2023.

[Almajeq_and_SK-7] "The Ministry of Interior agreed in principle to the promotion of two villages of Quchan to cities". IRNA (in Persian). Archived from the original on 15 June 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2023.

[Mezerj-8] Jahangiri, Ishaq (5 August 2021). "Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Quchan County, Razavi Khorasan province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.