Rudpey District

Rudpey District
Persian: بخش رودپی
Rudpey District
Coordinates: 36°40′N 53°05′E / 36.667°N 53.083°E / 36.667; 53.083[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceMazandaran
CountySari
Established2010[3]
CapitalAkand
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
22,126
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Rudpey District (Persian: بخش رودپی) is in Sari County, Mazandaran province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Akand.[3]

History

In 2010, Rudpey-ye Jonubi[a] and Rudpey-ye Shomali[b] Rural Districts were separated from the Central District in the formation of Rudpey District.[3]

In 2012, Rudpey-ye Gharbi Rural District was created in the district, and Rudpey-ye Shomali Rural District was separated from it in the formation of Rudpey-ye Shomali District.[5]

The village of Akand was converted to a city in 2020.[6]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2011 National Census, the district's population was 37,287 people in 10,558 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 22,126 inhabitants in 7,341 households.[4]

Administrative divisions

Rudpey District Population
Administrative Divisions 2011[7] 2016[4]
Rudpey-ye Gharbi RD 9,762
Rudpey-ye Sharqi RD[a] 21,830 12,364
Rudpey-ye Shomali RD[b] 15,457
Akand (city)[c]
Total 37,287 22,126
RD = Rural District

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Formerly Rudpey Rural District[8] and Rudpey-ye Jonubi Rural District[5]
  2. ^ a b Transferred to Rudpey-ye Shomali District and renamed Farahabad-e Jonubi Rural District[5]
  3. ^ Became a city after the 2016 census[6]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (18 January 2026). "Mahforuz Mahalleh-ye Sofla, دهستان رودپی شرقی, بخش رودپی [Rudpey-ye Sharqi Rural District, Rudpey District], Sari County, Mazandaran Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  2. ^ "M38M+M88 Mahforuz Mahalleh-ye Sofla, Mazandaran Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  3. ^ a b c Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (11 August 2010) [مصوب (Approved on) 1389/05/20 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. اصلاحات و تغييرات تقسيماتي در شهرستان هاي ساري و آمل [‌Reforms and changes in divisions in Sari and Amol Counties]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal number] 1/4/42/126400. Archived from the original on 21 May 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  4. ^ a b c سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان مازندران [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Mazandaran Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ^ a b c Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (25 July 2012) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 4/5/1391 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب‌نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری در بخش رودپی شهرستان ساری در استان مازندران [‌Approval letter regarding national divisions in Rudpey District of Sari County in Mazandaran province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 161875/42/4/1. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  6. ^ a b Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (2 December 2020) [منتشر شده در 12 آذر 1399 (Published on 12 Azar 1399) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. روستای آکند شهر می شود [‌Akand village becomes a city]. سافت اینجا [Saft Inja] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
  7. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان مازندران [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Mazandaran Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  8. ^ Habibi, Hassan (15 June 1997) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1376/03/25 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌تغییرات تقسیمات کشوری در استان مازندران [‌Changes in the national divisions in Mazandaran province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 1.4.42.275. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2025.