Melkari-ye Gharbi Rural District (Persian: دهستان ملکاری غربی), formerly Melkari Rural District (دهستان ملکاری),[3] is in Zab District of Mirabad County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Aghlan.[4]
Melkari-ye Gharbi Rural District
Persian: دهستان ملکاری غربی | |
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  Melkari-ye Gharbi Rural District | |
| Coordinates: 36°16′04″N 45°25′49″E / 36.26778°N 45.43028°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | West Azerbaijan |
| County | Mirabad |
| District | Zab |
| Capital | Aghlan |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 16,301 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the National Census of 2006, its population (as a part of the former Vazineh District of Sardasht County) was 16,185 in 2,841 households,[5] when it was administered from the village of Nalas.[6] There were 15,545 inhabitants in 4,045 households at the following census of 2011.[7] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 16,301 in 4,045 households. The most populous of its 62 villages was Nalas, with 8,503 people.[2] Nalus was elevated to the status of a city after the census[8] and later was transferred to the new Rabat District of Sardasht County.[4]
In 2022, Vazineh District was separated from Sardasht County in the establishment of Mirabad County, which was divided into two districts and two rural districts, with Mirabad as its capital and only city.[4]
References edit
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (18 February 2024). "Melkari-ye Gharbi Rural District (Mirabad County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names website (in Persian)
- ^ a b c Mokhbar, Mohammad (24 December 1401). "The city of Nelas was separated from Vazineh District and annexed to Sardasht County in West Azerbaijan province". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein. "Creation and formation of six rural districts including villages, farms and places in Sardasht County under West Azaebaijan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Jahangiri, Ishaq (19 November 2017). "Approval of the Cabinet of Ministers regarding the conversion of Nalas village, the center of Melkari Rural District, Vazineh District, Sardasht County, West Azerbaijan province, to a city and changing the center of Melkari Rural District from Nalas village to Vavan village". Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
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