Yaft Rural District Explained

Yaft Rural District
Native Name:Persian: دهستان يافت
Settlement Type:Rural District
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates:38.7497°N 47.5536°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Ardabil
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Meshgin Shahr
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Moradlu
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Kanchubeh
Population Total:2419
Population As Of:2016
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Yaft Rural District (Persian: دهستان يافت) is in Moradlu District of Meshgin Shahr County, Ardabil province, Iran.[2] Its capital is the village of Kanchubeh.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 3,493 in 544 households.[4] There were 2,900 inhabitants in 710 households at the following census of 2011.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 2,419 in 666 households. The most populous of its 14 villages was Mashiran, with 815 people.[6]

In literature

The 14th-century author Hamdallah Mustawfi listed Yāft in his Nuzhat al-Qulub as a forested district comprising about 20 villages.[7] He wrote that it had a warm climate, produced grain and some fruit, and was assessed at a tax value of 4,000 dinars.[7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Yaft Rural District (Meshgin Shahr County) . . 28 March 2023 . 28 March 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Approval letter regarding divisional reforms in Ardabil province . fa . Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20220412140633/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/102089 . Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers . Aref . Mohammad Reza . 12 April 2022 . 28 February 2024.
  3. Web site: Creation and formation of 30 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Ahar County under East Azerbaijan province . fa . Islamic Council Research Center . https://web.archive.org/web/20101026110716/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/108030 . 26 October 2010 . Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers . Mousavi . Mirhossein . 18 May 1366 . 29 November 2023.
  4. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 24 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094514/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/24.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
  5. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 24 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230115211527/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Ardabil.xls . 15 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  6. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 24 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190322123220/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_24.xlsx . Excel . 22 March 2019.
  7. Book: Hamdallah Mustawfi . Hamdallah Mustawfi . Le Strange . Guy . Guy Le Strange . The Geographical Part of the Nuzhat-al-Qulub . 1919 . 86 . 10 October 2022.

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