Baktash Explained
| Baktash |
| Native Name: | fa|بکتاش |
| Native Name Lang: | fa |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Azerbaijan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Miandoab |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Baktash |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 3523 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Baktash (fa|بکتاش) is a city in, and the capital of, Baktash District of Miandoab County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.[2] It was the capital of Zarrineh Rud Rural District[3] until the capital was transferred to the village of Satelmish-e Mohammadlu.[2]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, Baktash's population was 3,198 in 756 households, when it was a village in Zarrineh Rud Rural District of the Central District.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 3,525 people in 984 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 3,523 people in 1,065 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[6]
In 2020, the rural district was separated from the district in the establishment of Baktash District.[2] In February 2021, the village of Baktash was elevated to the status of a city.[7]
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Baktash, Miandoab County. . 26 September 2024. 26 September 2024. fa.
- Letter of approval regarding the national divisions of West Azerbaijan province. fa. sdil.ac.ir. Shahr Danesh Law Research Institute. https://web.archive.org/web/20230526101131/https://sdil.ac.ir/مصوبات-هیئت-دولت-دهه-سوم-اردیبهشت-99/. Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Jahangiri. Ishaq. 13 June 2020. Approved 24 February 1399. Notification 17300/T57266H. 26 May 2023. 26 September 2024.
- Making reforms in the villages of West Azerbaijan province. fa. rc.majlis.ir. Islamic Parliament Research Center. https://web.archive.org/web/20141213141955/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/113210. Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Habibi. Hassan. 13 December 2014. Approved 29 August 1370. 22 December 2023. 22 December 2014. Proposal 9218.1.4.42; Notification 71023/T140K.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): West Azerbaijan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 25 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094953/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/04.xls. Excel. 20 September 2011.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): West Azerbaijan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. irandataportal.syr.edu. Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University. https://web.archive.org/web/20230120205939/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/West-Azerbaijan.xls. 20 January 2023. 19 December 2022. Excel.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): West Azerbaijan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 19 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220830042935/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_04.xlsx. Excel. 30 August 2022.
- The Minister of the Interior agreed to convert Baktash village into a city. fa. Ministry of the Interior. www.moi.ir/news/148279/وزیر-کشور-با-تبدیل-روستای-بکتاش-به-شهر-موافقت-کرد. Fazli. Rahmani. 2 February 2021. Dr. Rahmani Fazli, in a notification to the Governor of West Azerbaijan, agreed to convert Baktash village, the center of Baktash District of Miandoab County, into a city..
