Kuhestan Rural District (Ajab Shir County)

For other places with the same name, see Kuhestan Rural District. For other places with a similar name, see Kuhestan.

Kuhestan Rural District
Persian: دهستان كوهستان
Rural District
Kuhestan Rural District is located in Iran
Kuhestan Rural District
Kuhestan Rural District
Coordinates: 37°37′N 46°13′E / 37.617°N 46.217°E / 37.617; 46.217[1][2]
Country Iran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyAjab Shir
DistrictQaleh Chay
Established2001[3]
CapitalYengejeh
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
9,468
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Kuhestan Rural District (Persian: دهستان كوهستان)[5] is in Qaleh Chay District of Ajab Shir County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Yengejeh.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 9,810 in 2,211 households.[6] There were 9,190 inhabitants in 2,406 households at the following census of 2011.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 9,468 in 2,728 households. The most populous of its eight villages was Hargalan, with 3,371 people.[4]

Other villages in the rural district

See also

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References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (5 September 2025). "دهستان کوهستان, بخش قلعه چای [Kuhestan Rural District, Qaleh Chay District], Ajab Shir County, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  2. ^ "J688+MM7 Almalu, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  3. ^ a b Habibi, Hassan (6 June 2001) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1380/03/16 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه راجع به تغییرات و اصلاحات تقسیماتی در شهرستان مراغه [‌Decree on divisional changes and reforms in Maragheh County]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 3CE910E8-AE00-42EC-88DF-E0671801E618. شماره دوره [Course number] 80. Archived from the original on 21 February 2024. Retrieved 5 September 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. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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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