Eshkik Rural District (Persian: دهستان اشکیک), formerly Chukam Rural District (دهستان چوكام),[3] is in Chukam District of Khomam County, Gilan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Eshkik.[4]
At the 2006 census, its population (as a part of the former Khomam District of Rasht County) was 15,772 in 4,388 households.[5] There were 14,314 inhabitants in 4,572 households at the following census of 2011.[6] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 13,533 in 4,576 households. The most populous of its 13 villages was Bala Mahalleh-ye Chukam (now the city of Chukam),[7] with 3,096 residents.[2]
In August 2019, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Khomam County and divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Khomam as its capital and only city.[4] In March 2023, the village of Bala Mahalleh-ye Chukam in Chukam District was elevated to the status of a city as Chukam.[7]
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^OpenStreetMap contributors (3 October 2023). "Eshkik Rural District (Khomam County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
^ ab"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 01. Archived from the original (Excel) on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names website (in Persian)
^ abJahangiri, Ishaq (11 August 2019). "Letter of approval regarding the changes and reforms of divisions in Gilan province". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
^"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 01. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
^"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 01. Archived from the original (Excel) on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ ab"According to Fars News Agency from Rasht, Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi Dastjardi announced the promotion of Chukam from village to city to Gilan Governor Asadullah Abbasi in a letter". Fars News (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. 9 March 2023. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
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