Bash Qaleh Rural District

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Bash Qaleh Rural District
Persian: دهستان باش‌قلعهه
Rural District
Bash Qaleh Rural District is located in Iran
Bash Qaleh Rural District
Bash Qaleh Rural District
Coordinates: 37°38′33″N 45°10′57″E / 37.64250°N 45.18250°E / 37.64250; 45.18250[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyUrmia
DistrictCentral
CapitalYurqunabad-e Olya
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
10,043
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Bash Qaleh Rural District (Persian: دهستان باش‌قلعه)[3] is in the Central District of Urmia County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.[4] Its capital is the village of Yurqunabad-e Olya.[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 9,862 in 2,681 households.[6] There were 9,994 inhabitants in 2,830 households at the following census of 2011.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 10,043 in 3,033 households. The most populous of its 47 villages was Tupraq Qaleh, with 2,467 people.[2]

See also

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References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (28 September 2024). "Bash Qaleh Rural District (Urmia County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): West Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. 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. ^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2023) [Approved 21 June 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of West Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Urmia. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Notification 82808/T137. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
  5. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (c. 2012) [Approved 2 February 1366]. Creation and formation of 20 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Urmia County under West Azerbaijan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 1.5.53.11395; Notification 114206/T769. Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
  6. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): West 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): West Azerbaijan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
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