Rigan County
Encyclopedia
Rigan County is a county
in Kerman Province in Iran
. The capital of the county is Mohammadabad
. It was separated from Bam County
in 2009. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 53,059 in 11,380 families. The county is subdivided into two districts (bakhsh
): the Central District
and Gonbaki District
. The county has two cities: Mohammadabad
and Mohammadabad-e Gonbaki
.
Counties of Iran
The provinces of Iran further subdivided into counties called shahrestan , an area inside an ostan, and consists of a city centre, few bakhsh and many villages around them. There are usually a few cities and rural agglomerations in each county. Rural agglomerations are a collection of a number...
in Kerman Province in Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. The capital of the county is Mohammadabad
Mohammadabad, Kerman
Mohammadabad is a city in the capital of Rigan County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 5,773, in 1,295 families....
. It was separated from Bam County
Bam County
Bam County is a county in Kerman Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Bam. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 277,835, in 67,639 families; excluding those portions, the population was 118,037 in 31,124 families...
in 2009. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 53,059 in 11,380 families. The county is subdivided into two districts (bakhsh
Bakhsh
A bakhsh is a type of administrative division of Iran. While sometimes translated as county, it is more accurately translated as district, as they are similar to a township in the United States or a district of England....
): the Central District
Central District (Rigan County)
The Central District of Rigan County is a district in Rigan County, Kerman Province, Iran. The District has one city: Mohammadabad....
and Gonbaki District
Gonbaki District
Gonbaki District is a district in Rigan County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 11,926, in 2,554 families. The District has one city: Mohammadabad-e Gonbaki....
. The county has two cities: Mohammadabad
Mohammadabad, Kerman
Mohammadabad is a city in the capital of Rigan County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 5,773, in 1,295 families....
and Mohammadabad-e Gonbaki
Mohammadabad-e Gonbaki
Mohammadabad-e Gonbaki is a city in the capital of Gonbaki District, in Rigan County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 128, in 34 families....
.