Qareh Poshtelu District

Not to be confused with Qareh Poshtelu-e Bala Rural District or Qareh Poshtelu-e Pain Rural District.

Qareh Poshtelu District (Persian: بخش قره پشتلو) is in Zanjan County, Zanjan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Armaghankhaneh.^[3]

Qareh Poshtelu District Persian: بخش قره پشتلو
District
Qareh Poshtelu District
Coordinates: 36°59′27″N 48°20′37″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Zanjan
County	Zanjan
Capital	Armaghankhaneh
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	15,969
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

History

After the 2006 National Census, the village of Armaghankhaneh was elevated to the status of a city.^[4] After the 2011 census, Soharin Rural District was created in the district.^[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population was 17,153 in 3,934 households.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 16,516 people in 4,421 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 15,969 inhabitants in 4,788 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Qareh Poshtelu District Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[6]	2011[7]	2016[2]
Qareh Poshtelu-e Bala RD	13,915	11,917	5,147
Qareh Poshtelu-e Pain RD	3,238	2,654	2,324
Soharin RD			6,349
Armaghankhaneh (city)		1,945	2,149
Total	17,153	16,516	15,969
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (9 September 2024). "Qareh Poshtelu District (Zanjan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 9 September 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Zanjan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 27 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Aref, Mohammad Reza (c. 2023) [Approved 18 December 1381]. Approval of divisional reforms in Zanjan County. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 1.4.42.90652. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
4. Davodi, Parviz (9 November 2013) [Approved 21 November 1387]. Approval letter regarding the transformation of Armaghankhaneh village, the center of Qareh Poshtelu District, Zanjan County, into a city. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Notification 216738/T34573K. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2023 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users.
5. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (5 July 2013) [Approved 7 May 2013]. "Six new cities and towns were added to the map of national divisions". dolat.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via Secretariat of the Government Information Council.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Zanjan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Zanjan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.