Rankuh District
{{Short description|District in Gilan province, Iran}}
{{for|the city|Rankuh}}
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|subdivision_name2 = Amlash
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Rankuh District ({{langx|fa|بخش رانکوه}}) is in Amlash County, Gilan province, in northwestern Iran. Its capital is the city of Rankuh.{{cite report|title=National divisions in Gilan province|language=fa|website=rc.majlis.ir|via=Islamic Parliament Research Center|url=https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/117861|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120703040649/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/117861|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board|last=Habibi|first=Hassan|archive-date=3 July 2012|orig-date=Approved 29 April 1376|date=13 April 1391|id=Proposal 1.4.42.4039; Notification 58690/18397K|access-date=12 December 2023}}{{efn|Formerly the village of Shabkus Lat}}
Demographics
=Population=
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 16,392 in 4,619 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Gilan 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/01.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920083905/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/01.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}} The following census in 2011 counted 15,379 people in 4,947 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Gilan 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/Gilan.xls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008063316/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Gilan.xls|archive-date=8 October 2023|access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}} The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 14,804 inhabitants in 5,357 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Gilan 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_01.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204200858/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_01.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=4 December 2020}}
=Administrative divisions=
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|+ Rankuh District Population | |||
| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
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| Kojid RD | style="text-align: right;"| 903 | style="text-align: right;"| 841 | style="text-align: right;"| 879 |
| Shabkhus Lat RD{{efn|Formerly Amlash-e Jonubi Rural District{{cite report|title=Creating reforms in the rural districts of Gilan province|language=fa|website=lamtakam.com|via=Lam ta Kam|url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/115536|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231213220956/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/115536|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Council|last=Habibi|first=Hassan|archive-date=13 December 2023|orig-date=Approved 26 June 1373|date=c. 2023|id=Proposal 1.4.42.676|access-date=13 December 2023}}}} | style="text-align: right;"| 11,201 | style="text-align: right;"| 9,496 | style="text-align: right;"| 8,978 |
| Somam RD | style="text-align: right;"| 3,332 | style="text-align: right;"| 2,818 | style="text-align: right;"| 2,793 |
| Rankuh (city){{efn|Formerly the village of Shabkus Lat}} | style="text-align: right;"| 956 | style="text-align: right;"| 2,224 | style="text-align: right;"| 2,154 |
| Total | style="text-align: right;"| 16,392 | style="text-align: right;"| 15,379 | style="text-align: right;"| 14,804 |
| colspan=4 | {{small|RD {{=}} Rural District}} |
See also
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{{Gilan Province|state=collapsed}}
{{Amlash County|state=collapsed}}
Category:Districts of Gilan province
Category:Populated places in Amlash County
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