Qatur District Explained
Qatur District should not be confused with Qatur Rural District.
| Qatur District |
| Native Name: | Persian: بخش قطور |
| Native Name Lang: | fa |
| Settlement Type: | 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: | Khoy |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Qatur |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 24591 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Qatur District (Persian: بخش قطور) is in Khoy County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Qatur.[2]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 24,407 in 4,339 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 26,583 people in 5,700 households,[4] by which time the village of Qatur had been elevated to the status of a city.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 24,591 inhabitants in 5,838 households.[6]
Administrative divisions
Qatur District Population| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|
| 14,894 | 12,448 | 11,105 |
| 9,513 | 9,472 | 8,339 |
| Qatur (city) | | 4,663 | 5,147 |
| Total | 24,407 | 26,583 | 24,591 |
| |
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Qatur District (Khoy County) . . 16 February 2024 . 16 February 2024 . fa.
- Web site: Reforms and changes of country divisions in West Azerbaijan province . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center . https://web.archive.org/web/20140417093714/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/117552 . Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board . Habibi . Hassan . 17 April 2014 . 24 February 1376 . 22 December 2023.
- 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.
- 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.
- Web site: Approval letter regarding the conversion of Qatur village from the functions of Qatur Rural District, Qatur District of Khoy County in West Azerbaijan province to Qatur city . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center . https://web.archive.org/web/20120210002900/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/131862 . Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board . Davodi . Parviz . 10 February 2012 . 22 December 1380 . 23 December 2023.
- 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.
