Pir Sohrab Rural District

Not to be confused with Pir Sohrab District.

For the village, see Pir Sohrab.

Pir Sohrab Rural District (Persian: دهستان پيرسهراب)^[3] is in Pir Sohrab District of Chabahar County,^[a] Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Owraki Bozorg-e Olya.^[5] The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Pir Sohrab.^[6]

Pir Sohrab Rural District Persian: دهستان پيرسهراب
Rural District
Pir Sohrab Rural District
Coordinates: 25°39′03″N 60°52′03″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Sistan and Baluchestan
County	Chabahar
District	Pir Sohrab
Capital	Owraki Bozorg-e Olya
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	25,265
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the Central District) was 20,281 in 3,798 households.^[7] There were 23,952 inhabitants in 5,347 households at the following census of 2011.^[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 25,265 in 6,493 households. The most populous of its 116 villages was Owraki Bozorg-e Olya, with 417 people.^[2]

After the census, the rural district was separated from the district in the establishment of Pir Sohrab District.^[5]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Formerly Chah Bahar County^[4]