Varaghan Rural District
Persian: دهستان ورگهان
Rural District
Varaghan Rural District is located in Iran
Varaghan Rural District
Varaghan Rural District
Coordinates: 38°37′06″N 47°22′18″E / 38.61833°N 47.37167°E / 38.61833; 47.37167[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyAhar
DistrictCentral
CapitalVargahan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total4,296
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Vargahan Rural District (Persian: دهستان ورگهان)[3] is in the Central District of Ahar County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Vargahan.[4]

At the census of 2006, its population was 5,101 in 1,085 households.[5] There were 4,701 inhabitants in 1,261 households at the following census of 2011.[6] In the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 4,296 in 1,229 households. The largest of its 42 villages was Dowshdur, with 969 people.[2]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (22 February 2023). "Vargahan Rural District (Ahar County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names website (in Persian)
  4. ↑ Mousavi, Mirhossein (18 May 1366). "Creation and formation of 30 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Ahar County under East Azerbaijan province". Islamic Council Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 26 October 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. 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. 03. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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