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Saraju District

Persian: بخش سراجو
Saraju District Persian: بخش سراجو
District
	Saraju District
	Coordinates: 37°17′52″N 46°31′11″E / 37.29778°N 46.51972°E
Country	Iran
Province	East Azerbaijan
County	Maragheh
Capital	Khodaju
Population (2016)
• Total	21,631
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Saraju District (Persian: بخش سراجو) is in Maragheh County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Khodaju.^[3]^[a]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 22,498 in 4,514 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 21,371 people in 5,628 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 21,631 inhabitants in 6,593 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Saraju District Population
Administrative Divisions	2006^[5]	2011^[6]	2016^[2]
Quri Chay-ye Gharbi RD	4,382	4,023	3,641
Sarajuy-ye Jonubi RD	2,961	3,224	2,957
Sarajuy-ye Sharqi RD	13,697	12,540	13,209
Khodaju (city)^[a]	1,458	1,584	1,824
Total	22,498	21,371	21,631
RD = Rural District

Notes

^ ^a ^b Formerly Kharaju^[4]

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (4 September 2024). "Saraju District (Maragheh County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 4 September 2024.
^ ^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.
^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2023) [Approved 18 October 1373]. Creation and establishment of Saraju District centered on Khodaju village, under the jurisdiction of Maragheh County in East Azerbaijan province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 1.4.42.1011. Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
^ "Shahr Mehr was added to the country's geography map; with five changes in the map of country divisions". Dolat (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. 2 March 2011. Archived from the original on 20 April 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
^ ^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.
^ ^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.