Fordo Rural District

Rural district in Qom province, Iran

Rural District in Qom, Iran

Fordo Rural District Persian: دهستان فردو
Rural District
34°18′27″N 50°57′55″E / 34.30750°N 50.96528°E / 34.30750; 50.96528^[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Qom
County	Kahak
District	Fordo
Capital	Dastgerd
Population (2016)^[2]
• Total	3,482
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Fordo Rural District (Persian: دهستان فردو) is in Fordo District of Kahak County, Qom province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Dastgerd.^[3]

At the National Census of 2006, its population (as a part of the former Nofel Loshato District of Qom County) was 2,265 in 701 households.^[4] There were 2,516 inhabitants in 844 households at the following census of 2011.^[5] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 3,482 in 1,186 households. The most populous of its eight villages was Fordo, with 839 people.^[2]

After the census, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Kahak County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Kahak as its capital and only city.^[3]

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (12 May 2023). "Fordo Rural District (Kahak County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 25. Archived from the original (Excel) on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ ^a ^b Jahangiri, Ishaq (15 February 1400). "Letter of approval regarding the country divisions of Kahak District in Qom province". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 25. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 25. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.