Mavazekhan-e Shomali Rural District

Not to be confused with Mavazekhan-e Sharqi Rural District.

Mavazekhan-e Shomali Rural District Persian: دهستان مواضع خان شمالي
Rural District
Mavazekhan-e Shomali Rural District
Coordinates: 38°18′N 46°37′E / 38.300°N 46.617°E / 38.300; 46.617[1][2]
Country	Iran
Province	East Azerbaijan
County	Heris
District	Khvajeh
Established	1987[3]
Capital	Sarand
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	4,527
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Mavazekhan-e Shomali Rural District (Persian: دهستان مواضع خان شمالي)^[5] is in Khvajeh District of Heris County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.^[6] Its capital is the village of Sarand.^[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 5,918 in 1,297 households.^[7] There were 4,762 inhabitants in 1,296 households at the following census of 2011.^[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 4,527 in 1,422 households. The most populous of its 28 villages was Gavij, with 551 people.^[4]

Other villages in the rural district

• Afshord
• Chay Kandi
• Chubanlar-e Sardarlu
• Di Baglu

See also

Iran portal

References

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2. "8J28+2M3 Sarand, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
3. 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.
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6. Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان آذربایجان شرقی به مرکزیت شهر تبریز [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of East Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Tabriz]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. یب‌نامه‌شماره .93808ت907 [Resolution No. 93808T907]. Archived from the original on 4 August 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
7. 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.
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