Melkari-ye Gharbi Rural District explained

Melkari-ye Gharbi Rural District should not be confused with Melkari-ye Sharqi Rural District.

Melkari-ye Gharbi Rural District
Native Name:	Persian: دهستان ملکاری غربی
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:	Mirabad
Subdivision Type3:	District
Subdivision Name3:	Zab
Seat Type:	Capital
Seat:	Aghlan
Unit Pref:	Metric
Population As Of:	2016
Population Total:	16301
Population Density Km2:	auto
Timezone:	IRST
Utc Offset:	+3:30

Melkari-ye Gharbi Rural District (Persian: دهستان ملکاری غربی) is in Zab District of Mirabad County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Aghlan.^[2] The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Nalas^[3] (now a city).^[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as Melkari Rural District of the former Vazineh District of Sardasht County) was 16,185 in 2,841 households.^[5] There were 15,545 inhabitants in 4,045 households at the following census of 2011.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 16,301 in 4,045 households. The most populous of its 62 villages was Nalas (now a city),^[4] with 8,503 people.^[7]

In 2022, Vazineh District was separated from Sardasht County in the establishment of Mirabad County. The rural district was transferred to the new Zab District and renamed Melkari-ye Gharbi Rural District.^[2]

See also

Notes and References

1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Melkari-ye Gharbi Rural District (Mirabad County) . . 18 February 2024 . 18 February 2024 . fa.
2. Web site: The city of Nelas was separated from Vazineh District and annexed to Sardasht County in West Azerbaijan province . fa . Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20230928185438/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/301814 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Mokhbar . Mohammad . 28 September 2023 . 24 December 1401 . 21 December 2023.
3. Web site: Creation and formation of six rural districts including villages, farms and places in Sardasht County under West Azaebaijan province . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20180205052600/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/110544 . Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers . Mousavi . Mirhossein . 5 February 2018 . 21 December 2023.
4. Web site: Approval of the Cabinet of Ministers regarding the conversion of Nalas village, the center of Melkari Rural District, Vazineh District, Sardasht County, West Azerbaijan province, to a city and changing the center of Melkari Rural District from Nalas village to Vavan village . https://web.archive.org/web/20210414114410/https://dotic.ir/news/1938 . 14 April 2021 . 19 November 2017 . Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran . Jahangiri . Ishaq . Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers . fa . 21 December 2023.
5. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 04 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 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.
6. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 04 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . 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.
7. 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.