Firuraq Rural District
Persian: دهستان فيرورق
Rural District
Firuraq Rural District is located in Iran
Firuraq Rural District
Firuraq Rural District
Coordinates: 38°35′11″N 44°42′10″E / 38.58639°N 44.70278°E / 38.58639; 44.70278[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyKhoy
DistrictCentral
CapitalPasak-e Sofla
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total14,219
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Firuraq Rural District (Persian: دهستان فيرورق)[3] is in the Central District of Khoy County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.[4] Its capital is the village of Pasak-e Sofla.[5]

At the National Census of 2006, its population was 13,116 in 2,590 households.[6] There were 13,708 inhabitants in 3,695 households at the following census of 2011.[7] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 14,219 in 4,059 households. The largest of its 26 villages was Var, with 4,808 people.[2]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (6 March 2023). "Firuraq Rural District (Khoy County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names website (in Persian)
  4. ↑ Habibi, Hassan (7 July 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the country divisions of West Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Urmia". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  5. ↑ Mousavi, Mirhossein (2 February 1366). "Creation and formation of 12 rural districts including villages, farms and places located in Khoy County of West Azerbaijan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 4 August 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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