Shoja Rural District

For the village, see Shoja. For other places with a similar name, see Shoja.

Shoja Rural District
Persian: دهستان شجاع
Rural District
Shoja Rural District is located in Iran
Shoja Rural District
Shoja Rural District
Coordinates: 38°52′N 45°30′E / 38.867°N 45.500°E / 38.867; 45.500[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyJolfa
DistrictCentral
Established1987[3]
CapitalShoja
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
4,036
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Shoja Rural District (Persian: دهستان شجاع)[5] is in the Central District of Jolfa County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.[6] Its capital is the village of Shoja.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 4,499 in 1,219 households.[7] There were 4,744 inhabitants in 1,446 households at the following census of 2011.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 4,036 in 1,339 households. The most populous of its 15 villages was Shoja, with 2,538 people.[4]

Other villages in the rural district

See also

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References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (11 September 2025). "دهستان شجاع, بخش مرکزی [Shoja Rural District, Central District], Jolfa County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  2. ^ "VG82+M29 Gol Faraj, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  3. ^ a b Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (22 April 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/02/02 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 12 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان مرند تابع استان آذربایجان شرقی [‌Establishment and formation of 12 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Marand County, East Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 871BD923-101A-46A1-83E3-98354CF854D1. شماره دوره [Course number] 66, شماره جلد [Volume number] 2. Archived from the original on 11 September 2025. Retrieved 11 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. ^ Habibi, Hassan (30 July 1995) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1374/05/08 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تأسیس بخش های یامچی و سیه رود در شهرستان مرند و ایجاد و تأسیس شهرستان جلفا به مرکزیت شهر جلفا در استان آذربایجان شرقی [‌Creation and establishment of Yamchi and Siah Rud Districts in Marand County and the creation and establishment of Jolfa County centered in Jolfa city 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] 13179C48-9037-4F75-BC57-DB2CD03064C4. شماره دوره [Course number] 74, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 11 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.


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