Aland Rural District

Coordinates: 38°41′13″N 44°24′37″E / 38.68694°N 44.41028°E / 38.68694; 44.41028
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Aland Rural District
Persian: دهستان الند
Aland Rural District is located in Iran
Aland Rural District
Aland Rural District
Coordinates: 38°41′13″N 44°24′37″E / 38.68694°N 44.41028°E / 38.68694; 44.41028[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyKhoy
DistrictSafayyeh
CapitalBalesur-e Sofla
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total7,071
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Aland Rural District (Persian: دهستان الند)[3] is in Safayyeh District of Khoy County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.[4] Its capital was the village of Dizaj-e Aland[5] until transferred to the village of Balesur-e Sofla.[6]

At the National Census of 2006, its population was 7,160 in 1,273 households.[7] There were 8,511 inhabitants in 1,837 households at the following census of 2011.[8] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 7,071 in 1,555 households. The most populous of its 23 villages was Dizaj-e Aland, with 1,249 people.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (6 March 2023). "Aland Rural District (Khoy County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names website (in Persian)
  4. ^ Habibi, Hassan (24 February 1376). "Reforms and changes of country divisions in West Azerbaijan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 17 April 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  5. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (2 February 1366). "Creation and formation of 12 rural districts including villages, farms and places located in Khoy County of West Azerbaijan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 4 August 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  6. ^ Habibi, Hassan (29 August 1370). "Making reforms in the villages of West Azerbaijan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.