Shaskuh Rural District () is in
Shaskuh District of
Zirkuh County,
South Khorasan province,
Iran
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.
It is administered from the city of
Abiz-e Jadid.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former
Zirkuh District of
Qaen County
Qaen County () is in South Khorasan province, South Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Qaen. This city is known as “The Capital of Saffron”.
History
After the 2011 National Census, Zirkuh District, Zirkuh and Zohan Dist ...
) was 8,329 in 2,043 households.
There were 9,752 inhabitants in 2,562 households at the following census of 2011.
The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 4,022 in 1,202 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Zirkuh County. The rural district was transferred to the new Shaskuh District.
The most populous of its five villages was
Abiz-e Jadid (now a city),
with 2,716 people.
See also
References
Rural Districts of South Khorasan province
Populated places in Zirkuh County
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