Rahimabad District

Rahimabad District
Persian: بخش رحیم‌آباد
Rahimabad District
Coordinates: 36°50′N 50°16′E / 36.833°N 50.267°E / 36.833; 50.267[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceGilan
CountyRudsar
CapitalRahimabad
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
30,166
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Rahimabad District (Persian: بخش رحیم‌آباد) is in Rudsar County, Gilan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Rahimabad.[4]

History

A large earthquake struck the district on 28 November 1933. The 6.3-Richter-magnitude earthquake was reported to have resulted in at least four deaths, as well as numerous injuries.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 27,653 in 7,820 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 26,350 people in 8,418 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 30,166 inhabitants in 10,304 households.[3]

Administrative divisions

Rahimabad District Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[5] 2011[6] 2016[3]
Eshkevar-e Olya and Siyarastaq Yeylaq RD[a] 2,478 1,672 2,864
Eshkevar-e Sofla RD 4,842 4,446 5,012
Rahimabad RD 10,193 9,407 8,062
Shuil RD 3,146 2,106 3,657
Rahimabad (city) 6,994 8,719 10,571
Total 27,653 26,350 30,166
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

Notes

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (25 November 2025). "دهستان اشکور سفلی, بخش رحیم آباد [Eshkevar-e Sofla Rural District, Rahimabad District], Rudsar County, Gilan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  2. ^ "R7M8+8MM Lima, Gilan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  3. ^ a b c سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Gilan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ^ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان گیلان به مرکزیت شهر رشت [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Gilan province centered on the city of Rasht]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 975475A9-5706-45C0-82E2-1A579CFF751D. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 6 November 2025. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  5. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Gilan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Gilan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.