Rigan County

Rigan County (Persian: شهرستان ریگان) is in Kerman province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Mohammadabad. At the 2006 census, the region's population (as most of Rigan District in Bam County) was 53,059 in 11,380 households.[1] The following census in 2011 counted 66,335 people in 17,598 households, by which time those parts had been separated from the county to form Rigan County.[2] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 88,410 in 23,983 households.[3]

Rigan County
شهرستان ریگان
County
Location of Rigan County in Kerman province
Location of Kerman province in Iran
Coordinates: 28°30′N 59°03′E
Country Iran
ProvinceKerman
CapitalMohammadabad
DistrictsCentral, Gonbaki
Population
 (2016)
 • Total88,410
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Rigan County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, four rural districts, and two cities.[3]

Rigan County Population1
Administrative Divisions2006[1]2011[2]2016[3]
Central District253,05946,15062,433
Gavkan Rural District9,2464,4634,780
Gonbaki Rural District11,926
Rigan Rural District26,11432,02336,933
Mohammadabad (city)5,7739,66420,720
Gonbaki District20,18525,976
Gonbaki Rural District7,7904,585
Naseriyeh Rural District12,39514,181
Gonbaki (city)7,210
Total53,05966,33588,410
1As a part of Bam County at the 2006 census
2Formerly Rigan District, excluding Chahdegal Rural District
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References
  1. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 08. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 08. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 08. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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