Atrak Rural District (Maneh County)

For the administrative division of Gonbad-e Kavus County in Golestan province, see Atrak Rural District. For other places with a similar name, see Atrak.

Atrak Rural District Persian: دهستان اترك
Rural District
Atrak Rural District
Coordinates: 37°39′47″N 57°04′24″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	North Khorasan
County	Maneh
District	Central
Capital	Bazareh-ye Qarnas
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	14,463
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Atrak Rural District (Persian: دهستان اترك)^[a] is in the Central District of Maneh County, North Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Bazareh-ye Qarnas. The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Mohammadabad,^[4] and prior to that, its capital was the village of Pish Qaleh,^[5] now a city.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Maneh District of Maneh and Samalqan County^[b]) was 17,067 in 4,173 households.^[6] There were 15,431 inhabitants in 4,326 households at the following census of 2011.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 14,463 in 4,366 households. The most populous of its 48 villages was Mohammadabad, with 2,267 people.^[2]

In 2023, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Maneh County, and the rural district was transferred to the new Central District.^[4]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Formerly Maneh Rural District^[3]
2. Renamed Samalqan County^[4]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (27 October 2024). "Bazareh-ye Qarnas, Atrak Rural District (Maneh County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 27 October 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): North Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Habibi, Hassan (c. 2010) [Approved 17 December 1379]. Creating changes and reforms in the country divisions of Bojnord County in Khorasan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 1.4.42.13227; Notification 58694/22027H. Archived from the original on 30 July 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
4. Mokhbar, Mohammad (7 August 2023). Approval letter regarding country divisions in North Khorasan and Golestan provinces. rrk.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 9 August 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
5. Mousavi, Mirhossein (23 December 2014) [Approved 18 May 1366]. Creation and formation of 14 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Bojnord County under Khorasan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 11814; Notification 117956/T928. Archived from the original on 14 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): North Khorasan 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): North Khorasan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.