Kuhestan Rural District (Ajab Shir County)

{{Short description|Rural district in East Azerbaijan province, Iran}}

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Kuhestan Rural District ({{langx|fa|دهستان كوهستان}}){{IranNCSGN}} is in Qaleh Chay District of Ajab Shir County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.{{cite report|title=Approval letter regarding the establishment of Ajab Shir County|language=fa|website=rc.majlis.ir|via=Islamic Parliament Research Center|url=https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/121756|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111203211717/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/121756|archive-date=3 December 2011|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers|last=Habibi|first=Hassan|access-date=4 December 2023|date=c. 2011|orig-date=Approved 27 April 1380|id=Proposal 1.4.42.64300}} Its capital is the village of Yengejeh.{{cite report|title=Approval letter regarding the changes and reforms of divisions in Maragheh County|language=fa|website=lamtakam.com|via=Lam ta Kam|url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/121781|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221204803/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/121781|publisher=Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers|orig-date=Approved 16 April 1380|date=c. 2024|id=Proposal 1.4.42.64300|last=Habibi|first=Hassan|archive-date=21 February 2024|access-date=21 February 2024}}

Demographics

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 9,810 in 2,211 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): East Azerbaijan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/03.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920092432/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/03.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}} There were 9,190 inhabitants in 2,406 households at the following census of 2011.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): East Azerbaijan Province|website=irandataportal.syr.edu|via=Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|url=https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/East-Azerbaijan.xls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116202318/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/East-Azerbaijan.xls|archive-date=16 January 2023|access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}} The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 9,468 in 2,728 households. The most populous of its eight villages was Hargalan, with 3,371 people.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): East Azerbaijan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_03.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113123618/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_03.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=13 November 2020}}

Other villages in the rural district include Almalu, Barazlu, Chahar Barud, Quzlujeh, and Yaychi.

References

Category:Rural Districts of East Azerbaijan province

Category:Populated places in Ajab Shir County

Kuhestan Rural District (Ajab Shir County)

Demographics

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See also

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