Manjavan-e Gharbi Rural District

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Not to be confused with Manjavan District or Manjavan-e Sharqi Rural District.

Manjavan-e Gharbi Rural District
Persian: دهستان منجوان غربی
Rural District
Wild roses cover abandoned houses in Abbasabad, 2009
Wild roses cover abandoned houses in Abbasabad, 2009
Manjavan-e Gharbi Rural District is located in Iran
Manjavan-e Gharbi Rural District
Manjavan-e Gharbi Rural District
Coordinates: 38°54′N 46°45′E / 38.900°N 46.750°E / 38.900; 46.750[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyKhoda Afarin
DistrictManjavan
Established1987[3]
CapitalAsheqlu
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
4,094
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Abbasabad (2014).

Manjavan-e Gharbi Rural District (Persian: دهستان منجوان غربی[a] is in Manjavan District of Khoda Afarin County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.[6] Its capital is the village of Asheqlu.[3]

History

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In the wake of White Revolution (early 1960s) many clans of Mohammad Khanlu Tribe used the north part of the district as their winter quarters. The tribe's summer quarters were located in the mountains of the southern part, which include prime pastures.[7]

Demographics

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Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Khoda Afarin District in Kaleybar County) was 4,378 in 931 households.[8] There were 4,214 inhabitants in 1,063 households at the following census of 2011,[9] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Khoda Afarin County. The rural district was transferred to the new Manjavan District.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 4,094 in 1,282 households. The most populous of its 42 villages was Asheqlu, with 534 people.[4]

Other villages in the rural district

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Armenian: Հասանով Գաւառակ[5]

References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (14 September 2025). "دهستان منجوان غربی, بخش منجوان [Manjavan-e Gharbi Rural District, Manjavan District], Khoda Afarin County, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  2. ^ "WQ22+225 Vāyqān, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  3. ^ a b Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (9 August 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/05/18 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 30 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان اهر تابع استان آذربایجان شرقی [‌Creation and formation of 30 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Ahar County under East Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 1F7402E2-5CAC-4D1B-B0FF-D19D6D096C79. شماره دوره [Course number] 66, شماره جلد [Volume number] 11. Archived from the original on 19 June 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  4. ^ a b 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.
  5. ^ "INCSGN Search". Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names (in Persian). Tehran: National Cartographic Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019.
  6. ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (28 November 2010) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1389/09/07 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصويب نامه در خصوص تقسيمات كشوري در شهرستان كليبر [‌Approval letter regarding national divisions in Kaleybar County]. 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 1/4/42/111195 [Proposal Number 1/4/42/111195]. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  7. ^ P. Oberling, “The Tribes of Qarāca Dāġ,” Oriens 17, 1964, pp. 60–95
  8. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  9. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: East Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.


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