Sonqorabad, Alborz
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Sonqorabad
Persian: سنقراباد | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Sonqorabad | |
| Coordinates: 35°51′33″N 50°47′14″E / 35.85917°N 50.78722°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Alborz |
| County | Chaharbagh |
| District | Central |
| Rural District | Chahardangeh |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 1,777 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Sonqorabad (Persian: سنقرآباد)[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Chahardangeh Rural District in the Central District[b] The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Chahar Dangeh,[5] now the city of Chaharbagh.[6]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,376 in 337 households, when it was in Ramjin Rural District of Chaharbagh District[c] in Savojbolagh County, Tehran province.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,777 people in 564 households,[2] by which time the county had been separated from the province in the establishment of Alborz province.[8]
In 2020, the district was separated from the county in establishing Chaharbagh County and renamed the Central District. The rural district was transferred to the new Ramjin District, and Sonqorabad was transferred to Chahardangeh Rural District of the Central District.[4]
