Rig-e Malek District

District in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran

District in Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran

Rig-e Malek District Persian: بخش ریگ ملک
District
28°41′15″N 61°45′46″E / 28.68750°N 61.76278°E / 28.68750; 61.76278^[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Sistan and Baluchestan
County	Mirjaveh
Capital	Rig-e Malek
Population (2016)^[2]
• Total	9,202
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Rig-e Malek District (Persian: بخش ریگ ملک) is in Mirjaveh County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Rig-e Malek.^[3]

After the 2011 National Census, Mirjaveh District was separated from Zahedan County in the establishment of Mirjaveh County, which was divided into three districts and seven rural districts, with Mirjaveh as its capital and only city at the time.^[3]

At the latest census in 2016, the district had 9,202 inhabitants in 2,320 households.^[2]

After the census, the village of Rig-e Malek was elevated to the status of a city.^[4]

Rig-e Malek District Population
Administrative Divisions	2016^[2]
Rig-e Malek RD	7,184
Tahlab RD	2,018
Rig-e Malek (city)^[a]
Total	9,202
RD = Rural District

Notes

^ Became a city after the 2016 census^[4]

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (15 April 2023). "Rig-e Malek District (Mirjaveh County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ ^a ^b Rahimi, Mohammadreza. "Seven new counties were added to the map of country divisions". DOLAT (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 8 January 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
^ ^a ^b Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (17 December 2018). "Notification of the resolution of the Ministry of Interior regarding the conversion of Rig-e Malek village, the center of Rig-e Malek District, Mirjaveh County, into a city". Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2023.

Sistan and Baluchestan Province

Capital city

Zahedan

Counties and cities

Bampur County	Bampur
Chabahar County	Chabahar
Dalgan County	Galmurti
Dashtiari County	Negur
Golshan County	Jaleq
Fanuj County	Fanuj
Hamun County	Mohammadabad
Hirmand County	Dust Mohammad
Iranshahr County	Iranshahr Bazman
Khash County	Khash
Konarak County	Konarak
Mehrestan County	Zaboli
Mirjaveh County	Mirjaveh
Nik Shahr County	Nik Shahr Bent Espakeh
Nimruz County	Adimi
Qasr-e Qand County	Qasr-e Qand
Rask County	Rask
Saravan County	Saravan Sirkan
Sarbaz County	Pishin Sarbaz
Sib and Suran County	Suran Hiduj
Taftan County	Nukabad
Zabol County	Zabol Bonjar
Zahedan County	Zahedan Nosratabad
Zehak County	Zehak