Firuzeh Rural District
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Firuzeh Rural District
Persian: دهستان فیروزه | |
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  Firuzeh Rural District | |
| Coordinates: 36°26′N 58°30′E / 36.433°N 58.500°E[1][2] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Razavi Khorasan |
| County | Firuzeh |
| District | Central |
| Established | 1987[3] |
| Capital | Qalibaf-e Sofla |
| Population (2016)[4] | |
• Total | 2,907 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Firuzeh Rural District (Persian: دهستان فیروزه) is in the Central District of Firuzeh County,[a] Razavi Khorasan province, Iran.[6] Its capital is the village of Qalibaf-e Sofla.[3]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Takht-e Jolgeh District in Nishapur County) was 9,292 in 2,322 households.[7] There were 3,158 inhabitants in 949 households at the following census of 2011,[8] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Takht-e Jolgeh County.[b] The rural district was transferred to the new Central District.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 2,907 in 928 households. The most populous of its 44 villages was Madan-e Olya, with 579 people.[4]
