Bakrabad Rural District
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Bakrabad Rural District
Persian: دهستان بكرآباد | |
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  Bakrabad Rural District | |
| Coordinates: 38°40′N 46°41′E / 38.667°N 46.683°E[1][2] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | East Azerbaijan |
| County | Varzaqan |
| District | Central |
| Established | 1990[3] |
| Capital | Bakrabad |
| Population (2016)[4] | |
• Total | 3,059 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Bakrabad Rural District (Persian: دهستان بكرآباد)[5] is in the Central District of Varzaqan County,[a] East Azerbaijan province, Iran.[7] Its capital is the village of Bakrabad.[3]
On 19 May 2024, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and other government officials were killed in a helicopter crash in this district.[8]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 3,000 in 687 households.[9] There were 2,896 inhabitants in 821 households at the following census of 2011.[10] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 3,059 in 984 households. The most populous of its 21 villages was Bakrabad, with 717 people.[4]
