Akhtachi Rural District

Not to be confused with Akhtachi-ye Gharbi Rural District, Akhtachi-ye Mahali Rural District, or Akhtachi-ye Sharqi Rural District.

For the village in Hamadan province, see Akhtachi. For other places with a similar name, see Axtaçı (disambiguation).

Akhtachi Rural District Persian: دهستان آختاچی
Rural District
Akhtachi Rural District
Coordinates: 36°33′N 46°03′E / 36.550°N 46.050°E / 36.550; 46.050[1][2]
Country	Iran
Province	West Azerbaijan
County	Bukan
District	Central
Established	1987[3]
Capital	Qareh Kand
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	9,911
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Akhtachi Rural District (Persian: دهستان آختاچی)^[5] is in the Central District of Bukan County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.^[6] Its capital is the village of Qareh Kand.^[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 7,050 in 1,232 households.^[7] There were 8,871 inhabitants in 2,270 households at the following census of 2011.^[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 9,911 in 2,946 households. The most populous of its 26 villages was Kahrizeh-ye Mahmud Aqa, with 4,058 people.^[4]

Other villages in the rural district

• Jambugheh
• Kuseh, Bukan
• Qazlian
• Sheykhlar

See also

Iran portal

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (29 September 2025). "دهستان آختاچی, بخش مرکزی بوکان [Akhtachi Rural District, Central District of Bukan], Bukan County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 29 September 2025.
2. "G3X2+X2R Nowbar, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
3. Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (25 November 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/09/04 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 13 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانهای در شهرستان مهاباد تابع استان آذربایجان غربی [‌Creation and formation of 13 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Mahabad County under West Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] DBDDF3BD-471A-4F3D-A721-5E98F11989BE. شماره دوره [Course number] 66, شماره جلد [Volume number] 16. Archived from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
4. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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6. Habibi, Hassan (14 March 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1368/12/23 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تأسیس شهرستان بوکان و بخش سیمینه در تابعیت استان آذربایجان غربی [‌Creation and establishment of Bukan County and Simmineh District under the jurisdiction of West Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] BFE3F1C5-C528-405A-89E9-00D820CB3944. شماره دوره [Course number] 88. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
7. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
8. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: West Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.