Torkaman Rural District
Persian: دهستان تركمان
Rural District
Torkaman Rural District is located in Iran
Torkaman Rural District
Torkaman Rural District
Coordinates: 37°26′15″N 45°19′13″E / 37.43750°N 45.32028°E / 37.43750; 45.32028[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyUrmia
DistrictCentral
CapitalTorkaman
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total10,017
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Torkaman Rural District (Persian: دهستان تركمان)[3] is in the Central District of Urmia County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.[4] Its capital is the village of Torkaman.[5]

At the National Census of 2006, its population was 10,069 in 2,629 households.[6] There were 9,893 inhabitants in 2,900 households at the following census of 2011.[7] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 10,017 in 3,088 households. The largest of its 49 villages was Babarud, with 634 people.[2]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (10 March 2023). "Torkaman Rural District (Urmia County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 10 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 20 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Urmia County under West Azerbaijan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "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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