Bakrabad Rural District (Persian: دهستان بكرآباد)[3] is in the Central District of Varzaqan County,[a] East Azerbaijan province, Iran.[5] Its capital is the village of Bakrabad.[6]
Bakrabad Rural District
Persian: دهستان بكرآباد | |
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  Bakrabad Rural District | |
| Coordinates: 38°39′33″N 46°40′42″E / 38.65917°N 46.67833°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | East Azerbaijan |
| County | Varzaqan |
| District | Central |
| Capital | Bakrabad |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,059 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
History
editOn 19 May 2024, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and other government officials were killed in a helicopter crash in this district.[7]
Demographics
editPopulation
editAt the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 3,000 in 687 households.[8] There were 2,896 inhabitants in 821 households at the following census of 2011.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 3,059 in 984 households. The most populous of its 21 villages was Bakrabad, with 717 people.[2]
See also
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Notes
edit- ^ Formerly Arsbaran County[4]
References
edit- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (7 September 2024). "Bakrabad Rural District (Varzaqan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): East Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names website (in Persian)
- ^ Approval of changing the name of the new county of Arsbaran to Varzaqan by the ministers who are members of the Political Commission. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. 19 March 2013 [Approved 18 August 1381]. Notification 58538/T 26118H. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2023 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobie Users.
- ^ Aref, Mohammad Reza (24 March 2013) [Approved 7 January 2013]. Approval letter regarding the abstraction of Varzaqan and Kharvana Districts from Ahar County and its transformation into Arsbaran County. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Notification 31591/T24413H. Archived from the original on 14 June 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2023 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobie Users.
- ^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2015) [Approved 26 February 1369]. Approval of reforms in the rural areas of East Azerbaijan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Notification 131920/T46K. Archived from the original on 14 November 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
- ^ Picheta, Rob; Mahmoodi, Negar; Moshtaghian, Artemis; Qiblawi, Tamara; Tanno, Sophie; and Regan, Helen (20 May 2024). "Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and foreign minister confirmed dead in helicopter crash". CNN. Archived from the original on 20 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): East Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): East Azerbaijan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
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