Central District (Malekan County) Explained
| Central District (Malekan County) |
| Native Name: | Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان ملکان |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Malekan |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Coordinates: | 37.1664°N 46.1436°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | East Azerbaijan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Malekan |
| Population Total: | 85938 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
The Central District of Malekan County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان ملکان) is in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Malekan.[2]
History
After the 2011 National Census, the village of Mobarakabad was elevated to the status of the city of Mobarak Shahr.[3] After the 2016 census, Gavdul-e Sharqi Rural District was separated from the district in the formation of Aq Manar District.[4]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 77,132 in 19,482 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 81,949 people in 23,019 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 85,938 inhabitants in 26,072 households.[7]
Administrative divisions
Central District (Malekan County) Population| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|
| 19,256 | 20,762 | 17,573 |
| 26,623 | 28,383 | 29,010 |
| 7,264 | 7,492 | 7,468 |
| Malekan (city) | 23,989 | 25,312 | 27,431 |
| Mobarak Shahr (city) | | | 4,456 |
| Total | 77,132 | 81,949 | 85,938 |
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See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Central District (Malekan County) . . 24 February 2024 . 24 February 2024 . fa.
- Web site: Divisional reforms in East Azerbaijan province . fa . Qavanin . https://web.archive.org/web/20220101064517/https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/90306 . Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission . Habibi . Hassan . 1 January 2022 . 22 July 1374 . 5 December 2023.
- Web site: Approval letter regarding reforms of country divisions in East Azerbaijan province . fa . Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users . https://web.archive.org/web/20140306123942/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/867263 . 6 March 2014 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Jahangiri . Ishaq . 21 February 2024.
- Web site: Changes in country divisions of Malekan and Leylan Counties of East Azerbaijan province; approved 1402,02,13, with subsequent corrections and additions . fa . Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20230806144904/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/302129 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Mokhbar . Mohammad . 6 August 2023 . 13 February 1402 . 11 August 2024.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 03 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920092432/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/03.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . Syracuse University . 03 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20230116202318/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/East-Azerbaijan.xls . 16 January 2023. 19 December 2022 . Excel.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 03 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201113123618/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_03.xlsx . Excel . 13 November 2020.
