Aq Manar District

For the village, see Aq Manar.

Aq Manar District Persian: بخش آق‌منار
District
Aq Manar District
Coordinates: 37°10′N 46°15′E / 37.167°N 46.250°E / 37.167; 46.250[1][2]
Country	Iran
Province	East Azerbaijan
County	Malekan
Established	2023[3]
Capital	Aq Manar
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Aq Manar District (Persian: بخش آق‌منار) is in Malekan County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Aq Manar,^[3] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 1,573 people in 514 households.^[4]

History

In 2023, Gavdul-e Sharqi Rural District was separated from the Central District in the formation of Aq Manar District.^[3]

Demographics

Administrative divisions

Aq Manar District

Administrative divisions
Gavdul-e Jonubi RD
Gavdul-e Sharqi RD
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (16 September 2025). "دهستان گاودول شرقی, بخش مرکزی [Gavdul-e Sharqi Rural District, Central District], Malekan County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 16 September 2025.
2. "5782+M29 Aq Manar, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
3. Mokhber, Mohammad (3 May 2023) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1402/02/13 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تغييرات تقسيمات كشوري شهرستان ملكان و ليلان استان آذربايجان شرقي [‌Changes in the national divisions of Malekan and Leylan Counties, East Azerbaijan province]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پيشنهاد شماره ۱۴۱۶۷۰ [Proposal Number 141670]. Archived from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
4. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.