Baruq County Explained

Baruq County
Native Name:Persian: شهرستان باروق
Settlement Type:County
Image Map1:IranWestAzerbaijan-SVG.svg
Map Caption1:Location of West Azerbaijan province in Iran
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:West Azerbaijan
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Baruq
Parts Type:Districts
Parts Style:para
P1:Central
P2:Nokhtalu
Coordinates:36.9833°N 83°W
Timezone:IRST
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Utc Offset:+3:30

Baruq County (Persian: شهرستان باروق) is in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Baruq,[2] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 4,225 people in 1,345 households.[3]

History

In July 2021, Baruq District was separated from Miandoab 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.[2]

Demographics

Administrative divisions

Baruq County's administrative structure is shown in the following table.

Baruq County
Administrative Divisions
Central District
Baruq RD
Nader Goli RD
Baruq (city)
Nokhtalu District
Ajorluy-ye Gharbi RD
Ajorluy-ye Sharqi RD

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Baruq County . . 19 February 2024 . 19 February 2024 . fa.
  2. Web site: Approval letter regarding country divisions in Miandoab County of West Azarbaijan province . https://web.archive.org/web/20211004212536/https://dotic.ir/news/9835 . 4 October 2021 . 31 July 2021 . Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran . Jahangiri . Ishaq . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . fa . 3 March 2023.
  3. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 04 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220830042935/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_04.xlsx . Excel . 30 August 2022.