Muran District

Coordinates: 39°04′32″N 48°15′21″E / 39.07556°N 48.25583°E / 39.07556; 48.25583
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Muran District
Persian: بخش موران
Muran District is located in Iran
Muran District
Muran District
Coordinates: 39°04′32″N 48°15′21″E / 39.07556°N 48.25583°E / 39.07556; 48.25583[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceArdabil
CountyGermi
CapitalZahra
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total10,019
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Muran District (Persian: بخش موران) is in Germi County, Ardabil province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Zahra.[3]

At the 2006 census, its population was 12,964 in 2,556 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 11,124 people in 2,723 households.[5] At the latest census in 2016, the district had 10,019 inhabitants living in 2,931 households.[2]

After the census, the village of Zahra was elevated to the status of a city.[6]

Muran District Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[4] 2011[5] 2016[2]
Azadlu RD 4,720 4,197 3,855
Ojarud-e Sharqi RD 8,244 6,927 6,164
Zahra (city)[a]
Total 12,964 11,124 10,019
RD = Rural District

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Became a city after the 2016 census[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (27 March 2023). "Muran District (Germi County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 24. Archived from the original (Excel) on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Aref, Mohammad Reza. "Approval letter regarding division reforms in Ardabil province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 10 February 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 24. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 24. Archived from the original (Excel) on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. ^ a b Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (21 June 1369). "The approvals of the Ministry of Interior regarding the transformation of villages in the center of the district into cities". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.