Baktash

Baktash is a city in, and the capital of, Baktash District of Miandoab County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. It was previously the capital of Zarrineh Rud Rural District. The capital of the rural district ha been transferred to the village of Satelmish-e Mohammadlu.

Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, Baktash's population was 3,198 in 756 households, when it was a village in Zarrineh Rud Rural District of the Central District. The following census in 2011 counted 3,525 people in 984 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 3,523 people in 1,065 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.

In May 2020, the rural district was separated from the district in the establishment of Baktash District, which was divided into two rural districts, including the new Mozaffarabad Rural District. In February 2021, the village of Baktash was elevated to the status of a city.