Garkan-e Jonubi District

Garkan-e Jonubi District

Persian: بخش گرکن جنوبی
Garkan-e Jonubi District Persian: بخش گرکن جنوبی
District
	Garkan-e Jonubi District
	Coordinates: 32°23′N 51°40′E / 32.383°N 51.667°E
Country	Iran
Province	Isfahan
County	Mobarakeh
Established	2000
Capital	Zibashahr
Population (2016)
• Total	29,709
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Garkan-e Jonubi District (Persian: بخش گرکن جنوبی) is in Mobarakeh County, Isfahan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Zibashahr.^[2]^[a]

History

The village of Deh Sorkh was converted to a city in 2019.^[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 27,791 in 7,325 households.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 32,253 people in 8,649 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 29,709 inhabitants in 9,229 households.^[3]

Administrative divisions

Garkan-e Jonubi District Population
Administrative Divisions	2006^[6]	2011^[7]	2016^[3]
Garkan RD^[b]	8,892	9,532	9,296
Nurabad RD	9,828	13,053	10,213
Deh Sorkh (city)^[c]
Zibashahr (city)^[a]	9,071	9,668	10,200
Total	27,791	32,253	29,709
RD = Rural District

Notes

^ ^a ^b Formerly the village of Khulenjan^[4]
^ Formerly Garkan-e Jonubi Rural District
^ Became a city after the 2016 census^[5]

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (29 May 2026). "Dehsorkh, دهستان نورآباد, بخش گرکن جنوبی [Nurabad Rural District, Garkan-e Jonubi District], Mobarakeh County, Isfahan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 29 May 2026.
^ ^a ^b Habibi, Hassan (8 March 2000) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1378.12.18 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. نورآباد به مرکزیت روستای ده سرخ در تابعیت شهرستان مبارکه و بخش گرکن جنوبی به‌مرکزیت روستای خولنجان [‌Creation and establishment of Nurabad Rural District centered on Deh Sorkh village in Mobarakeh County and Garkan-e Jonubi District centered on Khulenjan village]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 1.4.42.1525. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
^ ^a ^b ^c سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان اصفهان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Isfahan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ Aref, Mohammad Reza (22 May 2002) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1381.3.1 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ادغام روستای خولنجان با روستاهای لنج و آدرگان در استان اصفهان به عنوان شهر « زیبا شهر» [‌Merging the village of Khulenjan with the villages of Lenaj and Adergan in Isfahan province as the city of Zibashahr]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 1.4.42.104803. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
^ ^a ^b تصویب تبدیل یک روستا به شهر و تغییر مرکز دهستان در استان اصفهان [‌Approval of turning a village into a city and changing the rural district center in Isfahan province]. Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. 13 March 2019 [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 22/12/1397 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. کد خبر [News Code] 320490. Archived from the original on 2 July 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
^ ^a ^b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان اصفهان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Isfahan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
^ ^a ^b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان اصفهان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Isfahan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

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[fn1-5] Formerly the village of Khulenjan^[4]

[9] Formerly Garkan-e Jonubi Rural District

[10] Became a city after the 2016 census^[5]

[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (29 May 2026). "Dehsorkh, دهستان نورآباد, بخش گرکن جنوبی [Nurabad Rural District, Garkan-e Jonubi District], Mobarakeh County, Isfahan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 29 May 2026.

[Garkan-e_Jonubi_District_Formation-2] Habibi, Hassan (8 March 2000) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1378.12.18 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. نورآباد به مرکزیت روستای ده سرخ در تابعیت شهرستان مبارکه و بخش گرکن جنوبی به‌مرکزیت روستای خولنجان [‌Creation and establishment of Nurabad Rural District centered on Deh Sorkh village in Mobarakeh County and Garkan-e Jonubi District centered on Khulenjan village]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 1.4.42.1525. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2026.

[2016_Isfahan_Province-3] سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان اصفهان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Isfahan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[Zibashahr_City-4] Aref, Mohammad Reza (22 May 2002) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1381.3.1 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ادغام روستای خولنجان با روستاهای لنج و آدرگان در استان اصفهان به عنوان شهر « زیبا شهر» [‌Merging the village of Khulenjan with the villages of Lenaj and Adergan in Isfahan province as the city of Zibashahr]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 1.4.42.104803. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2026.

[Deh_Sorkh_City-6] تصویب تبدیل یک روستا به شهر و تغییر مرکز دهستان در استان اصفهان [‌Approval of turning a village into a city and changing the rural district center in Isfahan province]. Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. 13 March 2019 [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 22/12/1397 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. کد خبر [News Code] 320490. Archived from the original on 2 July 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2026.

[2006_Isfahan_Province-7] سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان اصفهان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Isfahan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[2011_Isfahan_Province-8] سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان اصفهان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Isfahan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

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