Yaft Rural District Explained

Yaft Rural District
Native Name:fa|دهستان يافت
Settlement Type:Rural District
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates:38.7497°N 47.5536°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Ardabil
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Meshgin Shahr
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Moradlu
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Kanchubeh
Population Total:2419
Population As Of:2016
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Yaft Rural District (fa|دهستان يافت) is in Moradlu District of Meshgin Shahr County, Ardabil province, Iran.[2] Its capital is the village of Kanchubeh.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 3,493 in 544 households.[4] There were 2,900 inhabitants in 710 households at the following census of 2011.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 2,419 in 666 households. The most populous of its 14 villages was Mashiran, with 815 people.[6]

In literature

The 14th-century author Hamdallah Mustawfi listed Yāft in his Nuzhat al-Qulub as a forested district comprising about 20 villages.[7] He wrote that it had a warm climate, produced grain and some fruit, and was assessed at a tax value of 4,000 dinars.[7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)). Yaft Rural District (Meshgin Shahr County). openstreetmap.org (OpenStreetMap). 23 August 2024. 23 August 2024. fa.
  2. Approval letter regarding divisional reforms in Ardabil province. fa. qavanin.ir. Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran. https://web.archive.org/web/20220412140633/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/102089. Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Aref. Mohammad Reza. c. 2022. Approved 1 July 1380. Proposal 18867/42/1/4/1. 12 April 2022. 28 February 2024.
  3. Creation and formation of 30 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Ahar County under East Azerbaijan province. fa. rc.majlis.ir. Islamic Council Research Center. https://web.archive.org/web/20101026110716/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/108030. 26 October 2010. Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Mousavi. Mirhossein. 4 August 2019. Approved 18 May 1366. 29 November 2023. Notification 115730/T835.
  4. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Ardabil Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 25 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094514/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/24.xls. Excel. 20 September 2011.
  5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Ardabil Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. irandataportal.syr.edu. Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University. https://web.archive.org/web/20230115211527/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Ardabil.xls . 15 January 2023. 19 December 2022. Excel.
  6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Ardabil Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 19 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20190322123220/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_24.xlsx. Excel. 22 March 2019.
  7. Book: Hamdallah Mustawfi . Hamdallah Mustawfi . Le Strange . Guy . Guy Le Strange . The Geographical Part of the Nuzhat-al-Qulub . 1919 . 86 . 10 October 2022.

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