Valdian Rural District

Valdian Rural District
Persian: دهستان ولديان
Valdian Rural District
Coordinates: 38°33′N 45°10′E / 38.550°N 45.167°E / 38.550; 45.167[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyKhoy
DistrictIvughli
Established1987[3]
CapitalMahlezan
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
5,636
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Valdian Rural District (Persian: دهستان ولديان)[5] is in Ivughli District of Khoy County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Mahlezan.[6] The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Saidabad.[3] It is home to Iran's nuclear facilities.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 6,220 in 1,504 households.[7] There were 5,947 inhabitants in 1,745 households at the following census of 2011.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 5,636 in 1,730 households. The most populous of its 11 villages was Valdian, with 1,572 people.[4]

Other villages in the rural district

See also

Iran portal

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (6 October 2025). "دهستان ولدیان, بخش ایواوغلی [Valdian Rural District, Ivughli District], Khoy County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  2. ^ "H528+2M3 Çeşmə, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  3. ^ a b Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (22 April 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/02/02 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 12 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانهای واقع در شهرستان خوی تابعه استان آذربایجان غربی [‌Establishment and formation of 12 rural districts including villages, farms and places located in Khoy County, West Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 225318FD-4A06-4814-BC42-D402AE1BE7AD. شماره دوره [Course number] 66, شماره جلد [Volume number] 4. Archived from the original on 3 October 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "INCSGN Search". Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names (in Persian). Tehran: National Cartographic Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019.
  6. ^ Habibi, Hassan (28 August 1996) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1375/06/07 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. اصلاحات تقسیماتی در استان آذربایجان غربی [‌Divisional reforms in 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] A14B27BA-3793-41E1-9AFF-CD075F3E47CA. شماره دوره [Course number] 75, شماره جلد [Volume number] 4. Archived from the original on 23 December 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.