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Rahmatabad Rural District ( fa, دهستان رحمت آباد)
is in
Rahmatabad District
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Zarqan County
Zarqan County ( fa, شهرستان زرقان) is located in Fars province, Iran. The capital of the county is Zarqan. At the 2006 census, the county's population as a part of Shiraz County
Shiraz County ( fa, شهرستان شیراز) is ...
,
Fars province,
Iran
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. Its capital is the village of
Mehrian.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Zarqan District of
Shiraz County) was 6,597 in 1,686 households.
There were 6,168 inhabitants in 1,783 households at the following census of 2011.
The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 6,212 in 1,873 households. The most populous of its 15 villages was
Rahmatabad, with 3,402 people.
In July 2018, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Zarqan County. The rural district was transferred to the new Rahmatabad District.
See also
References
Rural Districts of Fars province
Populated places in Zarqan County
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