Qepchaq, West Azerbaijan

Qepchaq
Persian: قپچاق
Village
Qepchaq
Coordinates: 37°08′50″N 45°59′08″E / 37.14722°N 45.98556°E / 37.14722; 45.98556[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyChaharborj
DistrictCentral
Rural DistrictQepchaq
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
3,669
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Qepchaq (Persian: قپچاق)[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Qepchaq Rural District[4] in the Central District[b] of Chaharborj County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 3,183 in 803 households, when it was in Marhemetabad-e Shomali Rural District of Marhemetabad District[c] in Miandoab County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 3,562 people in 963 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 3,669 people in 1,098 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]

In 2021, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Chaharborj County and renamed the Central District. Qepchaq was transferred to Qepchaq Rural District created in the same district.[4]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Qepchāq; also known as Qebjān[3]
  2. ^ Formerly Marhemetabad District of Miandoab County[4]
  3. ^ Renamed the Central District of Chaharborj County[4]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (24 September 2024). "قپچاق [Qepchaq], Qepchaq, Qepchaq RD, Chaharborj Central District, Chaharborj County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Qepchaq can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3080079" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ a b c d Jahangiri, Eshaq (18 July 2021) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1400/04/27 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصويب نامه در خصوص تقسيمات كشوري شهرستان مياندوآب استان آذربايجان غربي [‌Approval letter regarding the national divisions in Miandoab County of West Azerbaijan province]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 210606. Archived from the original on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  5. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ 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.