Meydan Chay Rural District

Meydan Chay Rural District Persian: دهستان ميدان چائ
Rural District
Meydan Chay Rural District
Coordinates: 37°51′45″N 46°27′08″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	East Azerbaijan
County	Tabriz
District	Basmenj
Capital	Nematabad
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	56,677
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Meydan Chay Rural District (Persian: دهستان ميدان چائ)^[3] is in Basmenj District of Tabriz County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Nematabad.^[4] The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Kond Rud.^[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the Central District) was 51,733 in 13,066 households.^[6] There were 56,199 inhabitants in 16,365 households at the following census of 2011.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 56,677 in 17,411 households. The most populous of its 23 villages was Kond Rud, with 8,518 people.^[2]

In 2021, the rural district was separated from the district in the formation of Basmenj District.^[4]

See also

Iran portal

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (6 September 2024). "Meydan Chay Rural District (Tabriz County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 6 September 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): East Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. "INCSGN Search". Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names (in Persian). Tehran: National Cartographic Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019.
4. Jahangiri, Ishaq (26 September 2021) [Approved 28 April 1400]. Approval letter regarding country divisions in Tabriz County of East Azerbaijan province. sdil.ac.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Notification 46287/T58642H. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2024 – via Shahr Danesh Legal Research Institute.
5. Mousavi, Mirhossein (24 February 2014) [Approved 18 May 1366]. Creation and formation of 35 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Tabriz County under East Azerbaijan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Notification 117660/T911. Archived from the original on 13 February 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): East Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): East Azerbaijan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.