Qatur District

Coordinates: 38°28′34″N 44°31′07″E / 38.47611°N 44.51861°E / 38.47611; 44.51861
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Qatur District
Persian: بخش قطور
Qatur District is located in Iran
Qatur District
Qatur District
Coordinates: 38°28′34″N 44°31′07″E / 38.47611°N 44.51861°E / 38.47611; 44.51861[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyKhoy
CapitalQatur
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total24,591
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Qatur District (Persian: بخش قطور) is in Khoy County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Qatur.[3]

Demographics[edit]

Population[edit]

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 24,407 in 4,339 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 26,583 people in 5,700 households,[5] by which time the village of Qatur had been elevated to the status of a city.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 24,591 inhabitants in 5,838 households.[2]

Administrative divisions[edit]

Qatur District Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[4] 2011[5] 2016[2]
Qatur RD 14,894 12,448 11,105
Zeri RD 9,513 9,472 8,339
Qatur (city) 4,663 5,147
Total 24,407 26,583 24,591
RD = Rural District

See also[edit]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (16 February 2024). "Qatur District (Khoy County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Habibi, Hassan (24 February 1376). "Reforms and changes of country divisions in West Azerbaijan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 17 April 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. ^ Davodi, Parviz (22 December 1380). "Approval letter regarding the conversion of Qatur village from the functions of Qatur Rural District, Qatur District of Khoy County in West Azerbaijan province to Qatur city". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2023.