Marhemetabad-e Jonubi Rural District

Not to be confused with Marhemetabad District, Marhemetabad Rural District, Marhemetabad-e Miyani Rural District, or Marhemetabad-e Shomali Rural District.

For places with a similar name, see Marhemetabad.

Marhemetabad-e Jonubi Rural District Persian: دهستان مرحمت‌آباد جنوبی
Rural District
Marhemetabad-e Jonubi Rural District
Coordinates: 37°01′18″N 45°53′38″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	West Azerbaijan
County	Miandoab
District	Lalaklu
Capital	Gerdeh Rash
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	12,410
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Marhemetabad-e Jonubi Rural District (Persian: دهستان مرحمت‌آباد جنوبی)^[3] is in Lalaklu District of Miandoab County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Gerdeh Rash.^[4] The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Lalaklu,^[5] and prior to that time, its capital was the village of Gug Tappeh-ye Khaleseh.^[6]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the Central District) was 11,704 in 2,720 households.^[7] There were 12,246 inhabitants in 3,365 households at the following census of 2011.^[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 12,410 in 3,726 households. The most populous of its 20 villages was Chelik, with 1,765 people.^[2]

In 2024, the rural district was separated from the district in the formation of Lalaklu District.^[4]

See also

Iran portal

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (4 February 2025). "Gerdeh Rash, Marhemetabad-e Jonubi Rural District (Miandoab County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 4 February 2025.
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. Aref, Mohammad Reza (6 October 2024) [Approved 27 April 1403]. Approval regarding the national divisions in the Central District of Miandoab County, West Azerbaijan province. sdil.ac.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Proposal 78902; Notification 77966/T61916AH. Archived from the original on 9 October 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2025 – via Shahr Danesh Legal Research Institute.
5. Habibi, Hassan (22 December 2014) [Approved 29 August 1370]. Making reforms in the villages of West Azerbaijan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 9218.1.4.42; Notification 71023/T140K. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
6. Mousavi, Mirhossein (22 October 1392) [Approved 4 October 1366]. Creation and formation of 17 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Miandoab County under West Azerbaijan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 1.5.53.1757; Notification 118170/T941. Archived from the original on 12 January 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2023 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users.
7. 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.
8. 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.