Torkamanchay District

Former district in East Azerbaijan province, Iran

Former District in East Azerbaijan, Iran
Torkamanchay District
بخش ترکمانچای
Former District
37°32′45″N 47°23′31″E / 37.54583°N 47.39194°E / 37.54583; 47.39194[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyMianeh
CapitalTorkamanchay
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total21,387
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Torkamanchay District (Persian: بخش ترکمانچای)[a] is a former administrative division of Mianeh County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital was the city of Torkamanchay.[3]

History

In April 2024, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Torkamanchay County.[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 25,281 in 5,935 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 22,724 people in 6,415 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 21,387 inhabitants in 7,058 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

Torkamanchay District Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[5] 2011[6] 2016[2]
Barvanan-e Gharbi RD 5,679 4,472 4,132
Barvanan-e Markazi RD 2,174 1,606 1,721
Barvanan-e Sharqi RD 8,304 7,400 6,356
Owch Tappeh-ye Gharbi RD 2,690 2,152 1,735
Torkamanchay (city) 6,434 7,094 7,443
Total 25,281 22,724 21,387
RD = Rural District

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Azerbaijani: Türkmənçay bəxşi (تورکمنچای بخشی)

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (4 April 2023). "Torkamanchay District (Mianeh County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the country's divisions of East Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Tabriz". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  4. ^ "The political and social deputy of the governor of East Azerbaijan announced the transformation of Torkamanchay District into a county". asriran.com (in Persian). Asr Iran. 23 April 2024. Archived from the original on 12 May 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.


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