Birk Rural District

For the administrative divisions, see Birk District and Birk-e Sharqi Rural District. For other places with a similar name, see Birk.

Birk Rural District (Persian: دهستان بيرك)^[3] is in Birk District of Mehrestan County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Regentog.^[4]

Birk Rural District Persian: دهستان بيرك
Rural District
Birk Rural District
Coordinates: 27°16′28″N 61°16′04″E / 27.27444°N 61.26778°E / 27.27444; 61.26778^[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Sistan and Baluchestan
County	Mehrestan
District	Birk
Capital	Regentog
Population  (2016)^[2]
• Total	11,057
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the National Census of 2006, its population (as a part of the former Zaboli District of Saravan County) was 6,648 in 1,461 households.^[5] There were 8,683 inhabitants in 2,005 households at the following census of 2011,^[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county and become a part of the newly established Zaboli County^[4] (renamed Mehrestan County).^[7] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 11,057 in 2,591 households. The most populous of its 77 villages was Chahuk, with 1,320 people.^[2]

After the census, the rural district was separated from the Central District in the establishment of Birk District, which was divided into two rural districts.^[4]

See also

Kahn-e Jan Mohammad, a village in the rural district

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References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (14 April 2023). "Birk Rural District (Mehrestan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
2. . AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names website (in Persian)
4. Jahangiri, Ishaq (13 April 1400). . Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
5. . AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
6. . Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
7. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (9 July 2012). . DOLAT (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2023.