Poshtkuh District (Khash County)

Poshtkuh District

Persian: بخش پشتکوه
Poshtkuh District Persian: بخش پشتکوه
District
	Poshtkuh District
	Coordinates: 28°17′25″N 62°01′14″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Sistan and Baluchestan
County	Khash
Capital	Gurchan
Population (2016)[2]
• Total	13,587
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Poshtkuh District (Persian: بخش پشتکوه) is in Khash County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Gurchan.[3]

At the 2006 National Census, the region's population (as Poshtkuh Rural District) was 13,612 in 2,469 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 12,237 people in 2,783 households.[5] At the latest census in 2016, there were 13,587 inhabitants in 3,920 households.[2]

After the census, the rural district was elevated to the status of a district and divided into two rural districts and no cities.[3]

Poshtkuh District Population¹
Administrative Divisions	2006[4]	2011[5]	2016[2]
Bilari Rural District²
Poshtkuh Rural District	13,612	12,237	13,587
Total	13,612	12,237	13,587
¹As a part of the Central District at the 2006, 2011, and 2016 censuses ²Established after the 2016 census

References

OpenStreetMap contributors (12 April 2023). "Poshtkuh District (Khash County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
"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.
"With the decision of the government, the village of Esmailabad in Khash County will become a city". Cabinet Office (in Persian). Information Database of the Government Board Office. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
"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.
"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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[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (12 April 2023). "Poshtkuh District (Khash County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 12 April 2023.

[2016_census-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.

[Poshtkuh-3] "With the decision of the government, the village of Esmailabad in Khash County will become a city". Cabinet Office (in Persian). Information Database of the Government Board Office. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2023.

[2006_census-4] "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.

[2011_census-5] "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.