Koshksaray Rural District

Not to be confused with Koshksaray District or Koshksaray.

Koshksaray Rural District Persian: دهستان کشکسرای
Rural District
Koshksaray Rural District
Coordinates: 38°29′50″N 45°25′19″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	East Azerbaijan
County	Marand
District	Koshksaray
Capital	Zanjireh
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	23,822
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Koshksaray Rural District (Persian: دهستان کشکسرای)[3] is in Koshksaray District of Marand County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Zanjireh.[4] The rural district was previously administered from the city of Koshksaray.[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the Central District) was 22,941 in 5,600 households.[6] There were 23,173 inhabitants in 6,585 households at the following census of 2011.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 23,822 in 7,128 households. The most populous of its 22 villages was Dizaj Hoseyn Beyg (now a city),[8] with 4,060 people.[2]

In 2019, the rural district and the city of Koshksaray were separated from the district in the formation of Koshksaray District.[4]

See also

Iran portal

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (5 September 2024). "Koshksaray Rural District (Marand County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 5 September 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): East Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. "INCSGN Search". Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names (in Persian). Tehran: National Cartographic Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019.
4. Jahangiri, Ishaq (c. 2021) [Approved 10 October 2019]. Letter of approval regarding national divisions in Marand County, East Azerbaijan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 162260. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
5. Mousavi, Mirhossein (13 December 2015) [Approved 2 February 1366]. Creation and formation of 12 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Marand County under East Azerbaijan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Notification 43902/T265. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2023 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): East Azerbaijan 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.
7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): East Azerbaijan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
8. Jahangiri, Ishaq (3 August 2021) [Approved 25 October 1399]. Approval regarding the conversion of the village of Dizaj Hoseyn Beyg, Yalquz Aghaj Rural District, Koshksaray District, Marand County, East Azerbaijan province, into a city. sdil.ac.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Proposal 168254; Notification 24001/T58402AH. Archived from the original on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2025 – via Shahr Danesh Legal Research Institute.