Karaftu Rural District

Coordinates: 36°23′32″N 46°57′16″E / 36.39222°N 46.95444°E / 36.39222; 46.95444
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Karaftu Rural District
Persian: دهستان كرفتو
Karaftu Rural District is located in Iran
Karaftu Rural District
Karaftu Rural District
Coordinates: 36°23′32″N 46°57′16″E / 36.39222°N 46.95444°E / 36.39222; 46.95444[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyTakab
DistrictCentral
CapitalQujeh
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total3,205
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Karaftu Rural District (Persian: دهستان كرفتو)[3] is in the Central District of Takab County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.[4] Its capital is the village of Qujeh.[5]

At the National Census of 2006, its population was 4,586 in 891 households.[6] There were 3,792 inhabitants in 832 households at the following census of 2011.[7] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 3,205 in 885 households. The most populous of its 20 villages was Chap Darreh, with 623 people.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (9 March 2023). "Karaftu Rural District (Takab County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names website (in Persian)
  4. ^ Habibi, Hassan (24 September 1369). "Creation and establishment of two cities and several districts and annexation of several villages to Urmia city". Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  5. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein. "Creation and formation of 17 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Miandoab County under West Azerbaijan province". Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 12 January 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.