Barvanan-e Sharqi Rural District | |
Native Name: | Persian: دهستان بروانان شرقي |
Settlement Type: | Rural District |
Pushpin Map: | Iran |
Coordinates: | 37.6097°N 47.4656°W |
Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Iran |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | East Azerbaijan |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Torkamanchay |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Sowmaeh |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Sowmaeh-ye Olya |
Population Total: | 6356 |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | IRST |
Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Barvanan-e Sharqi Rural District (Persian: دهستان بروانان شرقي) is in Sowmaeh District of Torkamanchay County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Sowmaeh-ye Olya.[2]
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Torkamanchay District of Mianeh County) was 8,304 in 2,003 households.[3] There were 7,400 inhabitants in 2,134 households at the following census of 2011.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 6,356 in 2,148 households. The most populous of its 16 villages was Sowmaeh-ye Olya, with 2,432 people.[5]
In April 2024, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Torkamanchay County,[6] and the rural district was transferred to the new Sowmaeh District.