Ashkara Rural District
{{Short description|Rural district in Hormozgan province, Iran}}
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|subdivision_name2 = Hajjiabad
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|subdivision_name3 = Fareghan
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|seat = Shamil-e Bala
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Ashkara Rural District ({{langx|fa|دهستان آشكارا}}) is in Fareghan District of Hajjiabad County, Hormozgan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Shamil-e Bala.{{cite report|title=Divisional changes and reforms in Hormozgan province|language=fa|website=rc.majlis.ir|via=Islamic Parliament Research Center|url=https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/124319|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151202015037/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/124319|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board|last=Aref|first=Mohammad Reza|archive-date=2 December 2015|date=11 December 2014|orig-date=Approved 29 June 1383|id=Proposal 1.4.42.52503; Letter 58538-26118; Notification 18446/29278K|access-date=10 February 2024}}
Demographics
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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 8,003 in 1,950 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Hormozgan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/22.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094743/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/22.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}} There were 8,417 inhabitants in 2,345 households at the following census of 2011.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Hormozgan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=irandataportal.syr.edu|via=Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University|url=https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Hormozgan.xls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117182750/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Hormozgan.xls|archive-date=17 January 2023|access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}} The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 8,121 in 2,565 households. The most populous of its 16 villages was Shamil-e Bala, with 3,028 people.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Hormozgan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_22.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505014212/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_22.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=5 May 2022}}
See also
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{{Hormozgan Province|state=collapsed}}
{{Hajjiabad County|state=collapsed}}
Category:Rural Districts of Hormozgan province
Category:Populated places in Hajjiabad County
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