Sufian District

This article is about the administrative division in Shabestar County of East Azerbaijan province, Iran. For the city, see Sufian. For other places with a similar name, see Sufian.

Sufian District
Persian: بخش صوفیان
District
Sufian District is located in Iran
Sufian District
Sufian District
Coordinates: 38°17′39″N 46°04′19″E / 38.29417°N 46.07194°E / 38.29417; 46.07194[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyShabestar
CapitalSufian
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
37,646
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Sufian District (Persian: بخش صوفیان) is in Shabestar County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Sufian.[3]

History

In 2024, the village of Nazarlu was elevated to the status of a city.[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 38,767 in 10,043 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 36,235 people in 10,698 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 37,646 inhabitants in 12,083 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

Sufian District Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[5] 2011[6] 2016[2]
Chelleh Khaneh RD 7,921 7,630 7,877
Mishu-e Jonubi RD 10,276 8,563 8,648
Rudqat RD 11,837 10,916 11,158
Nazarlu (city)[a]
Sufian (city) 8,733 9,126 9,963
Total 38,767 36,235 37,646
RD = Rural District

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Became a city after the 2016 census[4]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (6 September 2024). "Sufian District (Shabestar County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b c 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. ^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2013) [Approved 21 June 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the country divisions of East Azerbaijan province centered on the city of Tabriz. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Notification 8284/2T142K. Archived from the original on 4 August 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2023 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users.
  4. ^ a b "The village of Nazarlu in Shabestar County became the city of East Azerbaijan Tabriz". yjc.ir (in Persian). 26 April 2024. Archived from the original on 30 April 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024 – via Young Journalists Club.
  5. ^ a b 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.
  6. ^ a b 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.


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