Zab District Explained

Zab District
Native Name:	Persian: بخش زاب
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:	Mirabad
Seat Type:	Capital
Seat:	Vavan
Unit Pref:	Metric
Population Density Km2:	auto
Timezone:	IRST
Utc Offset:	+3:30

Zab District (Persian: بخش زاب) is in Mirabad County of West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Vavan,^[2] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 792 people in 195 households.^[3]

History

In 2022, Vazineh District was separated from Sardasht County in the establishment of Mirabad County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Mirabad as its capital and only city.^[2]

Demographics

Administrative divisions

Zab District

Administrative Divisions
Melkari-ye Gharbi RD
Melkari-ye Sharqi RD

See also

Notes and References

1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Zab 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: 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.