Rahmatabad District (Rigan County)

Rahmatabad District (Persian: بخش رحمت‌آباد) is in Rigan County, Kerman province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Rahmatabad, whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 5,055 in 1,307 households.

History

After the 2006 census, Gavkan, Gonbaki, and Rigan Rural Districts, and the city of Mohammadabad, were separated from Bam County in the establishment of Rigan County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Mohammadabad as its capital and only city at the time.

In 2019, the village of Rahmatabad was elevated to the status of a city. In 2023, Gavkan Rural District was separated from the Central District to form Rahmatabad District, including the new Sadabad Rural District.

Demographics

Administrative divisions

See also

Iran portal

References

1. Rahmatabad, Rigan
2. Sadabad, Rigan
3. Rahmatabad
4. Dahaneh-ye Abbasali
5. Rigan Rural District
6. Central District (Rigan County)
7. Rigan County
8. Sadabad Rural District
9. Gavkan Rural District
10. Jannatabad, Rigan
11. Dowlatabad, Rigan
12. Rahmatabad, Zaveh
13. Posht-e Rig Rural District
14. Rahmatabad, Fahraj
15. Tavakkolabad-e Do, Rigan
16. Allahabad-e Chah Rigan
17. Heydarabad, Rigan
18. Showqabad, Rigan
19. Abbasabad-e Sardar
20. Maki, Rigan