Rudpey District Explained

Rudpey District
Native Name:Persian: بخش رودپی
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Mazandaran
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Sari
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Akand
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:22126
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Rudpey District (Persian: بخش رودپی) is in Sari County, Mazandaran province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Akand.[2]

History

After the 2006 National Census, Rudpey-ye Jonubi Rural District and Rudpey-ye Shomali Rural District were separated from the Central District in the establishment of Rudpey District.[2]

Rudpey-ye Gharbi Rural District was created in the district in 2013; Rudpey-ye Shomali Rural District and part of Rudpey-ye Sharqi Rural District were separated from it in the formation of Rudpey-ye Shomali District.[3]

After the 2016 census, the village of Akand was elevated to the status of a city.[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2011 census, the district's population was 37,287 people in 10,558 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 22,126 inhabitants in 7,341 households.[6]

Administrative divisions

Rudpey District Population
Administrative Divisions 2011 2016
9,762
21,830 12,364
15,457
Akand (city)
Total 37,287 22,126

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Rudpey District (Sari County) . . 16 March 2024 . 16 March 2024 . fa.
  2. Web site: Reforms and changes in divisions in Sari and Amol Counties . fa . Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20230521133426/https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/172462 . Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission . 21 May 2023 . 20 May 2019 . Rahimi . Mohammadreza . 21 May 2023.
  3. Web site: Approval letter regarding country divisions in Rudpey District of Sari County in Mazandaran province . https://web.archive.org/web/20140717013729/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/830595 . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . 17 July 2014 . 15 November 2013 . Rahimi . Mohammad Reza . 29 May 2023.
  4. Web site: Akand village becomes a city . https://web.archive.org/web/20230529155143/https://www.softinja.com/news/akand-village-becomes-a-city . fa . Softinja . Ministry of Interior . 29 May 2023 . 12 December 2019 . Fazli . Rahmani . 29 May 2023.
  5. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 02 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230119182058/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Mazandaran.xls . 19 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  6. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 02 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211007110909/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_02.xlsx . Excel . 7 October 2021.