Melkari-ye Gharbi Rural District
Rural district in West Azerbaijan province, Iran
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Melkari-ye Gharbi Rural District (Persian: دهستان ملکاری غربی)[3][a] is in Zab District of Mirabad County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Aghlan.[4] The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Nalas,[5] now a city.[6]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as Melkari Rural District[b] of Vazineh District[c] in Sardasht County) was 16,185 in 2,841 households.[7] There were 15,545 inhabitants in 4,045 households at the following census of 2011.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 16,301 in 4,045 households. The most populous of its 62 villages was Nalas (now a city),[6] with 8,503 people.[2]
In 2022, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Mirabad County and renamed the Central District. The rural district was transferred to the new Zab District and renamed Melkari-ye Gharbi Rural District.[4]
Other villages in the rural district
See also
Notes
- Renamed Melkari-ye Gharbi Rural District
- Renamed the Central District of Mirabad County[4]
