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Baktash District

Coordinates: 37°03′30″N 46°01′54″E / 37.05833°N 46.03167°E / 37.05833; 46.03167
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Baktash District
Persian: بخش بکتاش
Baktash District is located in Iran
Baktash District
Baktash District
Coordinates: 37°03′30″N 46°01′54″E / 37.05833°N 46.03167°E / 37.05833; 46.03167[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyMiandoab
CapitalBaktash
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Baktash District (Persian: بخش بکتاش) is in Miandoab County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Baktash,[2] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 3,523 people in 1,065 households.[3]

History

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In 2020, Zarrineh Rud Rural District was separated from the Central District in the formation of Baktash District.[2] In 2021, the village of Baktash was elevated to the status of a city.[4]

Demographics

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Administrative divisions

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Baktash District
Administrative Divisions
Mozaffarabad RD
Zarrineh Rud RD
Baktash (city)[a]
RD = Rural District

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Became a city after the 2016 census

References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (26 September 2024). "Baktash District (Miandoab County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b Jahangiri, Ishaq (13 June 2020) [Approved 24 February 1399]. Letter of approval regarding the national divisions of West Azerbaijan province. sdil.ac.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Notification 17300/T57266H. Archived from the original on 26 May 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2024 – via Shahr Danesh Law Research Institute.
  3. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): West Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ^ Fazli, Rahmani (2 February 2021). The Minister of the Interior agreed to convert Baktash village into a city (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior – via www.moi.ir/news/148279/وزیر-کشور-با-تبدیل-روستای-بکتاش-به-شهر-موافقت-کرد. Dr. Rahmani Fazli, in a notification to the Governor of West Azerbaijan, agreed to convert Baktash village, the center of Baktash District of Miandoab County, into a city.