Rasteqan Rural District | |
Native Name: | Persian: دهستان راستقان |
Native Name Lang: | fa |
Settlement Type: | Rural District |
Pushpin Map: | Iran |
Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Iran |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | North Khorasan |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Raz and Jargalan |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Gholaman |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Rasteqan |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Total: | 6481 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | IRST |
Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Rasteqan Rural District (Persian: دهستان راستقان) is in Gholaman District of Raz and Jargalan County, North Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Rasteqan.[2]
After the 2011 National Census, Raz and Jargalan District was separated from Bojnord County in the establishment of Raz and Jargalan County. Rasteqan Rural District was created in the new Gholaman District.[2]
At the time of the 2016 census, the rural district's population was 6,481 in 1,852 households. The most populous of its 10 villages was Seyu Khosu Hashem, with 1,441 people.[3]