Bakrabad, East Azerbaijan

For the administrative division, see Bakrabad Rural District. For other places with similar names, see Bekrabad.

Bakrabad Persian: بكراباد
Village
Bakrabad
Coordinates: 38°34′36″N 46°41′38″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	East Azerbaijan
County	Varzaqan
District	Central
Rural District	Bakrabad
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	717
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Bakrabad (Persian: بكراباد)^[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Bakrabad Rural District of the Central District of Varzaqan County,^[b] East Azerbaijan province, Iran.^[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 605 in 135 households.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 668 people in 192 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 717 people in 230 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.^[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Bakrābād and Bekrābād; also known as Bākyāb, Bekiab, and Kyaraly^[3]
2. Formerly Arsbaran County^[4]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (7 September 2024). "Bakrabad, Varzaqan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 7 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. Bakrabad can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3055967" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Approval of changing the name of the new county of Arsbaran to Varzaqan by the ministers who are members of the Political Commission. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. 19 March 2013 [Approved 18 August 1381]. Notification 58538/T 26118H. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2023 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobie Users.
5. Habibi, Hassan (c. 2015) [Approved 26 February 1369]. Approval of reforms in the rural areas of East Azerbaijan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Notification 131920/T46K. Archived from the original on 14 November 2015. Retrieved 27 November 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.