Sahand Rural District

Coordinates: 37°50′42″N 46°13′16″E / 37.84500°N 46.22111°E / 37.84500; 46.22111
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Sahand Rural District
Persian: دهستان سهند
Sahand Rural District is located in Iran
Sahand Rural District
Sahand Rural District
Coordinates: 37°50′42″N 46°13′16″E / 37.84500°N 46.22111°E / 37.84500; 46.22111[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyOsku
DistrictCentral
SeatEsfanjan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total9,339
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Sahand Rural District (Persian: دهستان سهند)[3] is in the Central District of Osku County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.[4] Its capital is the village of Esfanjan.[5]

At the National Census of 2006, its population was 9,480 in 2,625 households.[6] There were 9,933 inhabitants in 3,060 households at the following census of 2011.[7] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 9,339 in 3,049 households. The most populous of its six villages was Esfanjan, with 3,544 people.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (4 April 2023). "Sahand Rural District (Osku County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names website (in Persian)
  4. ^ Habibi, Hassan (17 April 1376). "Changes in country divisions in East Azarbaijan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 30 January 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  5. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (18 May 1366). "Creation and formation of 35 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Tabriz County under East Azerbaijan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 13 February 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. 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. 03. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.