Bakrabad Rural District Explained

Bakrabad Rural District
Native Name:fa|دهستان بكرآباد
Settlement Type:Rural District
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates:38.6592°N 46.6783°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:East Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Varzaqan
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Central
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Bakrabad
Population Total:3059
Population As Of:2016
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Bakrabad Rural District (fa|دهستان بكرآباد) is in the Central District of Varzaqan County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.[2] 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.[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 3,000 in 687 households.[5] There were 2,896 inhabitants in 821 households at the following census of 2011.[6] 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.[7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Bakrabad Rural District (Varzaqan County). . 7 September 2024. 7 September 2024. fa.
  2. Approval letter regarding the abstraction of Varzaqan and Kharvana Districts from Ahar County and its transformation into Arsbaran County. fa. rc.majlis.ir. Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobie Users. https://web.archive.org/web/20130614031725/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/121377. 14 June 2013. Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Aref. Mohammad Reza. 6 December 2023. 24 March 2013. Approved 7 January 2013. Notification 31591/T24413H.
  3. Approval of reforms in the rural areas of East Azerbaijan province. fa. rc.majlis.ir. Islamic Parliament Research Center. https://web.archive.org/web/20151114040253/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/112813. 14 November 2015. Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Habibi. Hassan. c. 2015. Approved 26 February 1369. 27 November 2023. Notification 131920/T46K.
  4. Web site: Picheta. Rob. Mahmoodi. Negar. Artemis. Moshtaghian. Tamara. Qiblawi. Sophie. Tanno. Helen. Regan. and. 20 May 2024. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and foreign minister confirmed dead in helicopter crash. 20 May 2024. CNN. 20 May 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240520171425/https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/19/middleeast/iran-ebrahim-raisi-crash-intl-hnk/index.html. live.
  5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): East Azerbaijan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 25 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20110920092432/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/03.xls. Excel. 20 September 2011.
  6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): East Azerbaijan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu. Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. https://web.archive.org/web/20230116202318/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/East-Azerbaijan.xls. 16 January 2023. 19 December 2022. Excel.
  7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): East Azerbaijan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 19 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20201113123618/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_03.xlsx. Excel. 13 November 2020.

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