Yanqaq Rural District

Yanqaq Rural District
Persian: دهستان ينقاق
Yanqaq Rural District is located in Iran
Yanqaq Rural District
Yanqaq Rural District
Coordinates: 37°17′N 55°26′E / 37.283°N 55.433°E / 37.283; 55.433[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceGolestan
CountyGalikash
DistrictCentral
Established1987[3]
CapitalQoli Tappeh
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
20,164
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Yanqaq Rural District (Persian: دهستان ينقاق) is in the Central District of Galikash County, Golestan province, Iran.[5] Its capital is the village of Qoli Tappeh.[6] The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Yanqaq,[3] now a city.[6]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Galikash District in Minudasht County) was 17,954 in 4,064 households.[7] There were 20,215 inhabitants in 5,386 households at the following census of 2011,[8] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Galikash County.[9] The rural district was transferred to the new Central District.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 20,164 in 5,958 households. The most populous of its 31 villages was Yanqaq (now a city),[6] with 3,919 people.[4]

Other villages in the rural district

See also

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References

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