Baruq Rural District (Baruq County)

Coordinates: 36°56′N 46°16′E / 36.933°N 46.267°E / 36.933; 46.267
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Baruq Rural District
Persian: دهستان باروق
Baruq Rural District is located in Iran
Baruq Rural District
Baruq Rural District
Coordinates: 36°56′N 46°16′E / 36.933°N 46.267°E / 36.933; 46.267[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyBaruq
DistrictCentral
CapitalChali Khamaz
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total11,575
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Baruq Rural District (Persian: دهستان باروق)[3] is in the Central District of Baruq County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Chali Khamaz.[4]

At the National Census of 2006, its population (as a part of Baruq District of Miandoab County) was 11,530 in 2,553 households.[5] There were 12,024 inhabitants in 3,378 households at the following census of 2011.[6] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 11,575 in 3,429 households. The most populous of its 22 villages was Gol Soleymanabad, with 3,436 people.[2]

In July 2021, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Baruq County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Baruq as its capital and only city.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (19 February 2024). "Baruq Rural District (Baruq County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names website (in Persian)
  4. ^ a b Jahangiri, Ishaq (31 July 2021). "Approval letter regarding country divisions in Miandoab County of West Azarbaijan province". Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.