Rabat District Explained

Rabat District
Native Name:fa|بخش ربط
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:District
Image Alt:Map showing the District of Sardasht County in 2020
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:West Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Sardasht
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Rabat
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Rabat District (fa|بخش ربط) is in Sardasht County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Rabat,[2] whose population at the 2016 National Census was 15,750 people in 4,030 households.[3]

History

After the 2016 National Census, the village of Nalas was elevated to the status of a city.[4]

In 2022, Bask-e Kuleseh and Gavork-e Sardasht Rural Districts, and the cities of Nalas and Rabat, were separated from their districts in the formation of Rabat District.[2]

Demographics

Administrative divisions

Rabat District
Administrative Divisions
Bask-e Kuleseh RD
Gavork-e Sardasht RD
Nalas (city)
Rabat (city)

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Rabat District (Sardasht County). . 27 September 2024. 27 September 2024. fa.
  2. Approval letter regarding country divisions in Sardasht County of West Azerbaijan province. fa. sdil.ac.ir. Shahr Danesh Legal Research Institute. https://web.archive.org/web/20230401204253/https://sdil.ac.ir/قوانین-دهه-دوم-آبان-99/. Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Jahangiri. Ishaq. 1 April 2023. Approved 8 December 1399. Notification 91195/T57090H. 9 June 2019. 27 September 2024.
  3. 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.
  4. News: Approval of the Cabinet of Ministers regarding the conversion of Nalas village, the center of Melkari Rural District, Vazineh District, Sardasht County, West Azerbaijan province, to a city and changing the center of Melkari Rural District from Nalas village to Vavan village. https://web.archive.org/web/20210414114410/https://dotic.ir/news/1938. 14 April 2021. 19 November 2017. dotic.ir. Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran. Jahangiri. Ishaq. Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. fa. 21 December 2023. Letter 107814. Approved 15 August 1397.