Poshtkuh Rural District (Mehdishahr County)
Rural district in Semnan province, Iran
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Poshtkuh Rural District (Persian: دهستان پشتكوه) is in Shahmirzad District of Mehdishahr County, Semnan province, Iran.[5] Its capital is the village of Fulad Mahalleh.[3]
Poshtkuh Rural District
Persian: دهستان پشتكوه | |
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Rural district landscape, Shahmirzad-Kiasar road | |
| Coordinates: 35°57′N 53°36′E[1][2] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Semnan |
| County | Mehdishahr |
| District | Shahmirzad |
| Established | 1987[3] |
| Capital | Fulad Mahalleh |
| Population (2016)[4] | |
• Total | 3,844 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Mehdishahr District in Semnan County) was 1,825 in 561 households.[6] There were 5,717 inhabitants in 1,609 households at the following census of 2011,[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Mehdishahr County. The rural district was transferred to the new Shahmirzad District.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 3,844 in 1,326 households. The most populous of its 68 villages was Fulad Mahalleh, with 2,518 people.[4]