Musalan

Musalan
Persian: موسالان
Village
Musalan is located in Iran
Musalan
Musalan
Coordinates: 36°22′39″N 45°24′07″E / 36.37750°N 45.40194°E / 36.37750; 45.40194[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyMirabad
DistrictCentral
Rural DistrictGavork-e Nalin
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
611
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Musalan (Persian: موسالان)[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Gavork-e Nalin Rural District[4] in the Central District[b] of Mirabad County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Mirabad,[5] now a city.[6]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 572 in 85 households, when it was in Vazineh District[c] of Sardasht County.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 680 people in 126 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 611 people in 141 households.[2]

In 2022, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Mirabad County and renamed the Central District.[4]

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Mūsālān[3]
  2. ^ Formerly Vazineh District of Sardasht County[4]
  3. ^ Renamed the Central District of Mirabad County[4]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (26 September 2024). "موسالان, دهستان گورک نعلین, بخش مرکزی شهرستان میرآباد [Musalan, Gavork-e Nalin Rural District, Central District of Mirabad County], Mirabad County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Musalan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3849447" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ a b c d Mokhber, Mohammad (15 August 2022) [مصوب 1401,05,24 (Approved 1401/5/24) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. منتزع شدن شهر نلاس از بخش وزينه و الحاق به شهرستان سردشت در استان آذربايجان غربي [‌The separation of the city of Nalas from Vazineh District and its annexation to Sardasht County in West Azerbaijan province]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 101108. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  5. ^ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (25 November 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/09/04 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 6 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان سردشت تابع استان آذربایجان غربی [‌Establishment and formation of six rural districts including villages, farms and places in Sardasht County, West Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] B66CB6B9-6E63-44FC-8EB6-692B5F268FBE. شماره دوره [Course number] 66, شماره جلد [Volume number] 16. Archived from the original on 14 October 2025. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  6. ^ Habibi, Hassan (8 March 2000) [مصوب (Approved) 1378/12/18 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصويب نامه در خصوص شناخته شدن يكصد روستاي مركز بخش به عنوان شهر [‌Approval letter regarding the recognition of 100 villages of the central district as cities]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. تصويب نامه شماره 5453 /ت21162هـ [Approval Letter Number 5453/T21162H]. Archived from the original on 14 October 2025. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  7. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  8. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: West Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.