Lakestan Rural District
Lakestan Rural District
Persian: نام قوم ایرانی لكستان | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 38°14′N 44°58′E / 38.233°N 44.967°E[1][2] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | West Azerbaijan |
| County | Salmas |
| District | Central |
| Established | 1987[3] |
| Capital | Qarah Qeshlaq |
| Population (2016)[4] | |
• Total | 10,387 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Lakestan Rural District (Persian: دهستان لكستان)[5] is in the Central District of Salmas County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.[6] Its capital is the village of Qarah Qeshlaq.[7] The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Soltan Ahmad.[3]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 11,486 in 2,773 households.[8] There were 11,589 inhabitants in 3,195 households at the following census of 2011.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 10,387 in 3,083 households. The most populous of its 28 villages was Qarah Qeshlaq, with 2,040 people.[4]
Other villages in the rural district
See also
References
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- ^ "6XM8+8MM Yushanlu, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ a b Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (22 April 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/02/02 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 7 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها واقع در شهرستان سلماس تابع استان آذربایجان غربی [Creation and formation of seven rural districts including villages, farms and places in Salmas County under West Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 9B86F5C0-8C16-4F6C-8154-9247C8CA80E8. شماره دوره [Course number] 66, شماره جلد [Volume number] 2. Archived from the original on 21 October 2025. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
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- ^ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان آذربایجان غربی به مرکزیت شهر ارومیه [Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of West Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Urmia]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] D6D37EAB-50D7-43D6-B320-D774C01ADE50. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
- ^ Habibi, Hassan (20 November 1991) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1370/08/29 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. انجام اصلاحاتی در دهستانهای استان آذربایجان غربی [Implementing reforms in rural districts of West Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 10756585-729F-49EC-8B5C-58CE9653EE22. شماره دوره [Course number] 70. Archived from the original on 25 April 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
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- ^ 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.