Bakhtegan Rural District
Bakhtegan Rural District (Persian: دهستان بختگان) is in the Central District of Bakhtegan County, Fars province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Kushkak.
Bakhtegan Rural District
Persian: دهستان بختگان | |
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Bakhtegan Rural District | |
| Coordinates: 29°40′37″N 53°45′25″E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Fars |
| County | Bakhtegan |
| District | Central |
| Capital | Kushkak |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 8,347 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the National Census of 2006, its population (as a part of the former Abadeh Tashk District of Neyriz County) was 7,967 in 1,966 households. There were 8,904 inhabitants in 2,433 households at the following census of 2011. At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 8,347 in 2,610 households. The most populous of its 39 villages was Dehmurd, with 2,327 people.
In July 2018, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Bakhtegan County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with the city of Abadeh Tashk as its capital and only city at that time.