Lakestan Rural District Explained
| Lakestan Rural District |
| Native Name: | fa| نام قوم ایرانی لكستان |
| Native Name Lang: | fa |
| Settlement Type: | Rural District |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Azerbaijan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Salmas |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Central |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Qarah Qeshlaq |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 10387 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Lakestan Rural District (fa|دهستان لكستان) is in the Central District of Salmas County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.[2] Its capital is the village of Qarah Qeshlaq.[3] The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Soltan Ahmad.[4]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 11,486 in 2,773 households.[5] There were 11,589 inhabitants in 3,195 households at the following census of 2011.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 10,387 in 3,083 households. The most populous of its 28 villages was Qarah Qeshlaq, with 2,040 people.[7]
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Lakestan Rural District (Salmas County). . 27 September 2024. 27 September 2024. fa.
- Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of West Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Urmia. fa. lamtakam.com. Lam ta Kam. https://web.archive.org/web/20231220192713/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113037. Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Habibi. Hassan. Approved 21 June 1369. c. 2023. Notification 82808/T137. 20 December 2023. 20 December 2023.
- Making reforms in the villages of West Azerbaijan province. fa. rc.majlis.ir. Islamic Parliament Research Center. https://web.archive.org/web/20141213141955/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/113210. Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Habibi. Hassan. 13 December 2014. Approved 29 August 1370. 22 December 2023. 22 December 2014. Proposal 9218.1.4.42; Notification 71023/T140K.
- Creation and formation of seven rural districts including villages, farms and places in Salmas County under West Azerbaijan province. fa. rc.majlis.ir. Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users. https://web.archive.org/web/20140106074549/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/110092. Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Mousavi. Mirhossein. 6 January 2014. Approved 2 February 1366. c. 2014. Proposal 1.5.53.11393; Notification 110692/T290. 22 December 2023.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): West Azerbaijan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 25 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094953/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/04.xls. Excel. 20 September 2011.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): West Azerbaijan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. irandataportal.syr.edu. Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University. https://web.archive.org/web/20230120205939/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/West-Azerbaijan.xls. 20 January 2023. 19 December 2022. Excel.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): West Azerbaijan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 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.
