Coordinates: 37°03′30″N 46°01′54″E / 37.05833°N 46.03167°E / 37.05833; 46.03167

Baktash District

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Baktash District
Persian: بخش بکتاش
District
Baktash District is located in Iran
Baktash District
Baktash District
Coordinates: 37°03′30″N 46°01′54″E / 37.05833°N 46.03167°E / 37.05833; 46.03167[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyMiandoab
CapitalBaktash
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Baktash District (Persian: بخش بکتاش) is in Miandoab County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Baktash,[2] whose population at the 2016 National Census was 3,523 people in 1,065 households.[3]

History

In May 2020, Zarrineh Rud Rural District was separated from the Central District in the establishment of Baktash District, which was divided into two rural districts.[2] In February 2021, the village of Baktash was elevated to the status of a city.

Demographics

Administrative divisions

Baktash District
Administrative Divisions
Mozaffarabad RD
Zarrineh Rud RD
Baktash (city)[a]
RD = Rural District

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Became a city after the 2016 census

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (17 February 2024). "Baktash District (Miandoab County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b Jahangiri, Ishaq (20 May 2020). "Approval letter regarding country divisions in West Azarbaijan province". RRK (in Persian). Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 24 May 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.


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