Kharaqan-e Gharbi Rural District

Not to be confused with Kharaqan-e Sharqi Rural District.

Kharaqan-e Gharbi Rural District Persian: دهستان خرقان غربي
Rural District
Kharaqan-e Gharbi Rural District
Coordinates: 35°40′38″N 49°05′27″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Qazvin
County	Avaj
District	Central
Capital	Nirej
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	2,699
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Kharaqan-e Gharbi Rural District (Persian: دهستان خرقان غربي) is in the Central District of Avaj County, Qazvin province, Iran.[3] Its capital is the village of Nirej.[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Avaj District of Buin Zahra County) was 2,081 in 575 households.[5] There were 3,076 inhabitants in 1,015 households at the following census of 2011.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 2,699 in 933 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Avaj County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District.[3] The most populous of its 10 villages was Mansur, with 571 people.[2]

See also

Iran portal

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (14 September 2024). "Kharaqan-e Gharbi Rural District (Avaj County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Qazvin Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2021) [Approved 14 October 1390]. Creation of Avaj County in the center of Avaj city in Qazvin province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 62642/42/1/4/1. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2024 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
4. Mousavi, Mirhossein (11 April 1391) [Approved 10 April 1366]. Creation and formation of 25 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Qazvin County under Zanjan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Notification 206/T877. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Qazvin Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Qazvin Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.