Minjavan District

Not to be confused with Minjavan-e Gharbi Rural District or Minjavan-e Sharqi Rural District.

Minjavan District Persian: بخش منجوان
District
Wheat farms near Asheqlu
Minjavan District
Coordinates: 38°57′15″N 46°44′30″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	East Azerbaijan
County	Khoda Afarin
Capital	Asheqlu
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	11,920
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

A typical winter scenery in the district (Garmanab village).

Minjavan District (Persian: بخش منجوان)^[a] is in Khoda Afarin County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Asheqlu.^[3]

History

The only noteworthy allusion to the district in official records relates to an appeal by the inhabitants of the district to the interior minister of Iran, requesting protection from the "abuses by Mohammad Khanlu family."^[4]

After the 2006 National Census, Khoda Afarin District was separated from Kaleybar County in the establishment of Khoda Afarin County, which was divided into three districts and seven rural districts, with Khomarlu as its capital and only city.^[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2011 census, the district's population was 12,524 people in 3,388 households.^[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 11,920 inhabitants in 3,864 households.^[2]

The online edition of the Dehkhoda Dictionary, quoting Iranian Army files,^[6] reports a population of 8,464 people in the late 1940s.^[7] At that time Janan Lu, Asheqlu, Dash Bashi, and Setan were the most important villages of the district. There are 22 villages which are no longer populated.^[8]

Minjavan District Population

Administrative Divisions	2011[5]	2016[2]
Dizmar-e Sharqi RD	3,097	2,760
Minjavan-e Gharbi RD	4,214	4,094
Minjavan-e Sharqi RD	5,213	5,066
Total	12,524	11,920
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Armenian: Մնջեան Գաւառակ

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (4 September 2024). "Minjavan District (Khoda Afarin County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 4 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. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2022) [Approved 7 September 1389]. Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Kaleybar County. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 1/4/42/111195. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
4. "نامه اهالی منجوان [از دهستانهای تبریز] به مجلس شورایملی در خصوص شکایت از عب... -". Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
5. 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.
6. فرهنگ جغرافیایی ایران، آبادیها، زیر نظر حسینعلی رزم آرا، تهران: سازمان جغرافیایی کشور، 1329، ج 4 ص ۲۰۴
7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
8. "روستانت - بخش منجوان". Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2014.