Rabat District Explained

Rabat District
Native Name:Persian: بخش ربط
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:District
Image Alt:Map showing the District of Sardasht County in 2020
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:West Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Sardasht
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Rabat
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Rabat District (Persian: بخش ربط) is in Sardasht County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Rabat, whose population at the 2016 National Census was 15,750 people in 4,030 households.[2]

History

After the 2016 National Census, the village of Nalas was elevated to the status of a city.[3]

In 2022, Bask-e Kuleseh and Gavork-e Sardasht Rural Districts, and the cities of Nalas and Rabat, were separated from their districts in the establishment of Rabat District.[4]

Demographics

Administrative divisions

Rabat District
Administrative Divisions
Bask-e Kuleseh RD
Gavork-e Sardasht RD
Nalas (city)
Rabat (city)

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Rabat District (Sardasht County) . . 21 December 2023 . 21 December 2023 . fa.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Web site: The city of Nelas was separated from Vazineh District and annexed to Sardasht County in West Azerbaijan province . fa . Qavanin . 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.