Minjavan-e Gharbi Rural District
Rural district in East Azerbaijan province, Iran From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Minjavan-e Gharbi Rural District (Persian: دهستان منجوان غربی[a] is in Minjavan District of Khoda Afarin County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.[4] Its capital is the village of Asheqlu.[5]
Minjavan-e Gharbi Rural District
Persian: دهستان منجوان غربی | |
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 Wild roses cover abandoned houses in Abbasabad, 2009 | |
 Minjavan-e Gharbi Rural District | |
| Coordinates: 38°54′04″N 46°44′56″E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | East Azerbaijan |
| County | Khoda Afarin |
| District | Minjavan |
| Capital | Asheqlu |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 4,094 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
History
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.[6]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Khoda Afarin District of Kaleybar County) was 4,378 in 931 households.[7] There were 4,214 inhabitants in 1,063 households at the following census of 2011,[8] 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 Minjavan District.[4] 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.[2]
See also
Garmanab, a previously abandoned village in this rural district under reconstruction
Notes
References
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