Bakrabad Rural District
Bakrabad Rural District
Persian: دهستان بكرآباد | |
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Bakrabad Rural District | |
| Coordinates: 38°40′N 46°41′E / 38.667°N 46.683°E[1][2] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | East Azerbaijan |
| County | Varzaqan |
| District | Central |
| Established | 1990[3] |
| Capital | Bakrabad |
| Population (2016)[4] | |
• Total | 3,059 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Bakrabad Rural District (Persian: دهستان بكرآباد)[5] is in the Central District of Varzaqan County,[a] East Azerbaijan province, Iran.[7] Its capital is the village of Bakrabad.[3]
History
On 19 May 2024, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and other government officials were killed in a helicopter crash in this district.[8]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 3,000 in 687 households.[9] There were 2,896 inhabitants in 821 households at the following census of 2011.[10] 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.[4]
Other villages in the rural district
See also
Notes
- ^ Formerly Arsbaran County[6]
References
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (27 September 2025). "دهستان بکرآباد, بخش مرکزی [Bakrabad Rural District, Central District], Varzaqan County, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- ^ "MM8M+M88 Sungun, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- ^ a b Habibi, Hassan (16 May 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/02/26 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب اصلاحاتی در دهستانهای استان آذربایجان شرقی [Approval of reforms in rural districts of East 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] 34E4F82E-DD23-444A-BF32-58F2CC57DDA2. شماره دوره [Course number] 69. Archived from the original on 6 December 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ تصویب تغییر نام شهرستان جدیدالتأسیس ارسباران به ورزقان توسط وزرای عضو کمیسیون سیاسی [Approval of changing the name of the newly established county of Arsbaran to Varzaqan by the ministers of the Political Commission]. 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]. 17 July 2002 [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1381/04/26 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. شناسه [ID] DFA0F090-B64C-4228-B75E-5EB4AEDFEDB0. Archived from the original on 27 September 2025. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- ^ Aref, Mohammad Reza (23 September 2001) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1380/07/01 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه در خصوص انتزاع بخشهای ورزقان و خاروانا از شهرستان اهر و تبدیل به « شهرستان ارسباران» [Approval letter regarding the abstraction of Varzaqan and Kharvana Districts from Ahar County and transformation into Arsbaran County]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] AE5A4732-E385-499F-BDF2-93B630172772. شماره دوره [Course number] 80. Archived from the original on 27 September 2025. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: East Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.