Lakestan Rural District
Persian: دهستان لكستان
Rural District
Lakestan Rural District is located in Iran
Lakestan Rural District
Lakestan Rural District
Coordinates: 38°14′10″N 44°57′59″E / 38.23611°N 44.96639°E / 38.23611; 44.96639[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountySalmas
DistrictCentral
CapitalQarah Qeshlaq
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total10,387
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Lakestan Rural District (Persian: دهستان لكستان)[3] is in the Central District of Salmas County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.[4] Its capital was the village of Soltan Ahmad[5] until changed to Qarah Qeshlaq.[6]

At the National Census of 2006, its population was 11,486 in 2,773 households.[7] There were 11,589 inhabitants in 3,195 households at the following census of 2011.[8] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 10,387 in 3,083 households. The largest of its 28 villages was Qarah Qeshlaq, with 2,040 people.[2]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (8 March 2023). "Lakestan Rural District (Salmas County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 "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.
  3. ↑ Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names website (in Persian)
  4. ↑ Habibi, Hassan (7 July 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the country divisions of West Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Urmia". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  5. ↑ Mousavi, Mirhossein (2 February 1366). "Creation and formation of seven rural districts including villages, farms and places in Salmas County under West Azerbaijan province". Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  6. ↑ Habibi, Hassan (29 August 1370). "Making reforms in the villages of West Azerbaijan province: Making corrections in the villages of West Azerbaijan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  8. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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