Owch Tappeh-ye Gharbi Rural District

Not to be confused with Owch Tappeh-ye Sharqi Rural District.

For other places with a similar name, see Üçtepe.

Owch Tappeh-ye Gharbi Rural District Persian: دهستان اوچ تپه غربي
Rural District
Owch Tappeh-ye Gharbi Rural District
Coordinates: 37°24′48″N 47°21′13″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	East Azerbaijan
County	Torkamanchay
District	Central
Capital	Khatunabad
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	1,735
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Owch Tappeh-ye Gharbi Rural District (Persian: دهستان اوچ تپه غربي)^[3] is in the Central District^[a] of Torkamanchay County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.^[4] Its capital is the village of Khatunabad.^[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of Torkamanchay District^[b] in Mianeh County) was 2,690 in 535 households.^[6] There were 2,152 inhabitants in 571 households at the following census of 2011.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 1,735 in 537 households. The most populous of its 18 villages was Qaleh Juq-e Najafqoli Khan, with 447 people.^[2]

Other villages in the rural district include Bayat-e Sofla, Golujeh-ye Ghami, Istgah-e Sheykh Safi, Kesajin, Navliq, Qabaq Tappeh, Seyyedlar, and Sheykh Tabaq.

In 2024, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Torkamanchay County and renamed the Central District.^[4]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Formerly Torkamanchay District of Mianeh County^[4]
2. Renamed the Central District in Torkamanchay County^[4]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (7 September 2024). "Owch Tappeh-ye Gharbi Rural District (Torkamanchay 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. "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. Mokhbar, Mohammad (22 June 2024) [Approved 2 August 1403]. Letter of approval regarding country divisions in East Azarbaijan province. sdil.ac.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Notification 18807/T60375AH. Archived from the original on 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024 – via Shahr Danesh Legal Research Institute.
5. Mousavi, Mirhossein (c. 2011) [Approved 2 February 1366]. Creation and establishment of 16 rural districts, including villages, farms and places in the County of Mianeh under the province of East Azerbaijan. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Notification 115400/T810. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 5 December 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.