Poshtkuh_Rural_District_(Sistan_and_Baluchestan_Province)
Poshtkuh Rural District (Khash County)
Rural district in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran
Poshtkuh Rural District (Persian: دهستان پشتكوه) is in Poshtkuh District of Khash County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran.[3] Its capital is the village of Afzalabad.[4]
At the National Census of 2006, its population was 13,612 in 2,469 households, when it was in the Central District.[5] There were 12,237 inhabitants in 2,783 households at the following census of 2011.[6] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 13,587 in 3,920 households. The largest of its 157 villages was Shahrak-e Posht Giaban, with 1,223 people.[2]
In December 2019, the rural district was separated from the district in the establishment of Poshtkuh District, which was divided into two rural districts and no cities.[3]