Sahand Rural District

For the city, see Sahand. For other places with a similar name, see Sahand.

Sahand Rural District Persian: دهستان سهند
Rural District
Sahand Rural District
Coordinates: 37°51′N 46°13′E / 37.850°N 46.217°E / 37.850; 46.217[1][2]
Country	Iran
Province	East Azerbaijan
County	Osku
District	Central
Established	1987[3]
Seat	Esfanjan
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	9,339
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Sahand Rural District (Persian: دهستان سهند)^[5] is in the Central District of Osku County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.^[6] Its capital is the village of Esfanjan.^[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 9,480 in 2,625 households.^[7] There were 9,933 inhabitants in 3,060 households at the following census of 2011.^[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 9,339 in 3,049 households. The most populous of its six villages was Esfanjan, with 3,544 people.^[4]

Other villages in the rural district

• Amqan
• Ansarud
• Eskandan
• Kahnamu
• Kandovan

See also

Iran portal

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (21 September 2025). "دهستان سهند, بخش مرکزی [Sahand Rural District, Central District], Osku County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 21 September 2025.
2. "R6X8+XMV Eskandan, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
3. Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (9 August 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/05/18 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 35 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان تبریز تابع استان آذربایجان شرقی [‌Creation and formation of 35 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Tabriz County, subordinate to East Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 3FE0427C-2D61-499D-99EC-C64955DB873B. شماره دوره [Course number] 66, شماره جلد [Volume number] 13. Archived from the original on 6 December 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
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6. Habibi, Hassan (15 June 1997) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1376/03/25 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تغییرات تقسیمات کشوری در استان آذربایجان شرقی [‌Changes in the national divisions in East 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] 20D4E48A-776F-4258-80D7-ADC4997B2CA0. شماره دوره [Course number] 76, شماره جلد [Volume number] 254. Archived from the original on 6 September 2025. Retrieved 6 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.
8. 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.