Taftan-e Jonubi Rural District
Rural district in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Taftan-e Jonubi Rural District (Persian: دهستان تفتان جنوبي)[3] is in the Central District of Taftan County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran.[4] Its capital is the village of Tamandan,[5] transferred from the village of Dejang-e Bala.[6]
Taftan-e Jonubi Rural District
Persian: دهستان تفتان جنوبي | |
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Coordinates: 28°30′23″N 60°56′34″E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Sistan and Baluchestan |
County | Taftan |
District | Central |
Capital | Tamandan |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 11,725 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the National Census of 2006, its population (as a part of the former Nukabad District of Khash County) was 9,351 in 1,974 households.[7] There were 9,300 inhabitants in 2,185 households at the following census of 2011.[8] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 11,725 in 3,206 households. The most populous of its 125 villages was Narun, with 826 people.[2]
In 2018, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Taftan County, which was divided into three districts of two rural districts each, with Nukabad as its capital and only city.[4]