Aland Rural District

Aland Rural District
Persian: دهستان الند
Aland Rural District
Coordinates: 38°41′N 44°25′E / 38.683°N 44.417°E / 38.683; 44.417[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyKhoy
DistrictSafayyeh
Established1987[3]
CapitalBalesur-e Sofla
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
7,071
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Aland Rural District (Persian: دهستان الند)[5] is in Safayyeh District of Khoy County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.[6] Its capital is the village of Balesur-e Sofla.[7] The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Dizaj-e Aland.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 7,160 in 1,273 households.[8] There were 8,511 inhabitants in 1,837 households at the following census of 2011.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 7,071 in 1,555 households. The most populous of its 23 villages was Dizaj-e Aland, with 1,249 people.[4]

Other villages in the rural district

See also

Iran portal

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (6 October 2025). "دهستان الند, بخش صفائیه [Aland Rural District, Safayyeh District], Khoy County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  2. ^ "MCM8+8MM Yar Paqlu, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
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  5. ^ "INCSGN Search". Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names (in Persian). Tehran: National Cartographic Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019.
  6. ^ Habibi, Hassan (27 April 1997) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1376/02/07 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. اصلاحات و تغییرات تقسیمات کشوری در استان آذربایجان غربی [‌Reforms and changes in national divisions in West Azerbaijan]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] A937FC6F-C543-48B5-921C-810D86C7BE96. شماره دوره [Course number] 76, شماره جلد [Volume number] 255. Archived from the original on 2 October 2025. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  7. ^ Habibi, Hassan (20 November 1991) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1370/08/29 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. انجام اصلاحاتی در دهستانهای استان آذربایجان غربی [‌Implementing reforms in rural districts of West Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 10756585-729F-49EC-8B5C-58CE9653EE22. شماره دوره [Course number] 70. Archived from the original on 25 April 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
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  9. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: West Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.