Soltaniyeh Rural District

For the administrative division of Zanjan province, see Soltaniyeh County. For the city, see Soltaniyeh.

Soltaniyeh Rural District Persian: دهستان سلطانیه
Rural District
Soltaniyeh Rural District
Coordinates: 36°25′50″N 48°44′27″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Zanjan
County	Soltaniyeh
District	Central
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	2,031
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Soltaniyeh Rural District (Persian: دهستان سلطانیه) is in the Central District of Soltaniyeh County,[a] Zanjan province, Iran. Its capital was the village of Qarah Bolagh[4] until it became the capital of Qarah Bolagh Rural District.[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of Soltaniyeh District[b] in Abhar County) was 9,374 in 2,259 households.[6] There were 8,656 inhabitants in 2,550 households at the following census of 2011.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 2,031 in 624 households, by which time the district had been elevated to the status of Soltaniyeh County.[3] The rural district was transferred to the new Central District. The most populous of its 17 villages was Moshkabad, with 488 people.[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Formerly Soltaniyeh District of Abhar County[3]
2. Renamed Soltaniyeh County[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (10 September 2024). "Soltaniyeh Rural District (Soltaniyeh County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 10 September 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Zanjan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 27 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. "Zanjan became the owner of a new city and county". zanjan.irna.ir (in Persian). 16 May 1392. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2023 – via Islamic Republic News Agency.
4. Mousavi, Mirhossein (1 January 1391) [Approved 2 February 1366]. Creation and formation of nine rural districts including villages, farms and places located in Abhar County under Zanjan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Notification 94117/T289. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
5. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (5 July 2013) [Approved 7 May 2013]. "Six new cities and towns were added to the map of national divisions". dolat.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via Secretariat of the Government Information Council.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Zanjan 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): Zanjan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.