Kharaqan-e Gharbi Rural District
Persian: دهستان خرقان غربي
Rural District
Kharaqan-e Gharbi Rural District is located in Iran
Kharaqan-e Gharbi Rural District
Kharaqan-e Gharbi Rural District
Coordinates: 35°40′38″N 49°05′27″E / 35.67722°N 49.09083°E / 35.67722; 49.09083[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceQazvin
CountyAvaj
DistrictCentral
CapitalNirej
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total2,699
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Kharaqan-e Gharbi Rural District (Persian: دهستان خرقان غربي) is in the Central District of Avaj County, Qazvin province, Iran.[3] Its capital is the village of Nirej.[4]

At the National Census of 2006, its population (as a part of the former Avaj District of Buin Zahra County) was 2,081 in 575 households.[5] There were 3,076 inhabitants in 1,015 households at the following census of 2011.[6] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 2,699 in 933 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Avaj County.[3] The largest of its 10 villages was Mansur, with 571 people.[2]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (15 May 2023). "Kharaqan-e Gharbi Rural District (Avaj County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 26. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. 1 2 Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (14 October 1390). "Creation of Avaj County in the center of Avaj city in Qazvin province". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  4. ↑ Mousavi, Mirhossein. "Creation and formation of 25 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Qazvin County under Zanjan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 26. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 26. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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