Qarah Quyun-e Shomali Rural District

Not to be confused with Qarah Quyun District or Qarah Quyun-e Jonubi Rural District.

For other places with a similar name, see Qarah Quyun.

Qarah Quyun-e Shomali Rural District Persian: دهستان قره قويون شمالي
Rural District
Qarah Quyun-e Shomali Rural District
Coordinates: 39°08′25″N 44°47′12″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	West Azerbaijan
County	Showt
District	Central
Capital	Sufi
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	5,284
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Qarah Quyun-e Shomali Rural District (Persian: دهستان قره قويون شمالي)^[3] is in the Central District of Showt County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.^[4] Its capital is the village of Sufi.^[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Showt District of Maku County) was 6,170 in 1,366 households.^[6] There were 6,140 inhabitants in 1,647 households at the following census of 2011,^[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Showt County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District.^[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 5,284 in 1,592 households. The most populous of its 26 villages was Sufi, with 5,284 people.^[2]

See also

Iran portal

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (28 September 2024). "Qarah Quyun-e Shomali Rural District (Showt County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 28 September 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): West Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. 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. Davodi, Parviz (24 January 1393) [Approved 18 September 1386]. Approval letter regarding reforms of national divisions in West Azerbaijan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 138613/42/4/1; Notification 156165/T32690K. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
5. Mousavi, Mirhossein (c. 2013). Creation and formation of 12 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Maku County under West Azerbaijan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 53.1.11670; Notification 113466/T747. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2023 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): West 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): West Azerbaijan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.