Basmenj District

Basmenj District
Persian: بخش باسمنج
Basmenj District
Coordinates: 37°55′N 46°29′E / 37.917°N 46.483°E / 37.917; 46.483[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyTabriz
Established2021[3]
CapitalBasmenj
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Basmenj District (Persian: بخش باسمنج) is in Tabriz County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Basmenj,[3] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 12,692 people in 3,890 households.[4]

History

The new city of Shahr-e Jadid-e Shahriar was formed in 2015.[5] In 2021, Meydan Chay Rural District and the city of Basmenj were separated from the Central District in the formation of Basmenj District.[3]

Demographics

Administrative divisions

Basmenj District
Administrative Divisions
Mehranrud RD[a]
Meydan Chay RD
Basmenj (city)
Shahr-e Jadid-e Shahriar (city)
RD = Rural District

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Established after the 2016 census[3]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (26 September 2025). "دهستان مهران رود, بخش مرکزی شهرستان تبریز [Mehranrud Rural District, Central District of Tabriz County], Tabriz County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  2. ^ "WF8M+M88 Heravi, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d Jahangiri, Eshaq (19 July 2021) [شماره ۴۶۲۸۷/ت ۵۸۶۴۲هـ ـ ۱۴۰۰/۴/۲۸ (No. 46287/T 58642 AH - 1400/4/28) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب‌نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری در شهرستان تبریز استان آذربایجان شرقی [‌Resolution on the national divisions in Tabriz County, East Azerbaijan province]. پژوهشکده حقوقی شهر دانش [Shahr Danesh Law Research Institute] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره ۲۱۰۶۵۲ [Proposal No. 210652]. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ در گفتگو با پایگاه خبری وزارت راه و شهرسازی اعلام شد : جزئیات تاسیس شهر جدید «شهریار» توسط بخش خصوصی/ زمان اسکان نخستین گروه [‌In an interview with the news website of the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development, it was announced: Details of the establishment of the new city of "Shahriar" by the private sector/Time of settlement of the first group]. پایگاه خبری وزارت راه و شهرسازی [Ministry of Roads and Urban Development News Portal] (in Persian). 27 May 2015 [۶ خرداد ۱۳۹۴ (6 Khordad 1394 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2025.