Bakrabad Rural District
Persian: دهستان بكرآباد | |
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Coordinates: 38°39′33″N 46°40′42″E / 38.65917°N 46.67833°E [1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | East Azerbaijan |
County | Varzaqan |
District | Central |
Capital | Bakrabad |
Population (2016)
[2] | |
• Total | 3,059 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 ( IRST) |
Bakrabad Rural District ( Persian: دهستان بكرآباد) [3] is in the Central District of Varzaqan County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran. [4] Its capital is the village of Bakrabad. [5]
On 19 May 2024, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and other government officials were killed in a helicopter crash in this district. [6]
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 3,000 in 687 households. [7] There were 2,896 inhabitants in 821 households at the following census of 2011. [8] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 3,059 in 984 households. The most populous of its 21 villages was Bakrabad, with 717 people. [2]
Bakrabad Rural District
Persian: دهستان بكرآباد | |
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Coordinates: 38°39′33″N 46°40′42″E / 38.65917°N 46.67833°E [1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | East Azerbaijan |
County | Varzaqan |
District | Central |
Capital | Bakrabad |
Population (2016)
[2] | |
• Total | 3,059 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 ( IRST) |
Bakrabad Rural District ( Persian: دهستان بكرآباد) [3] is in the Central District of Varzaqan County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran. [4] Its capital is the village of Bakrabad. [5]
On 19 May 2024, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and other government officials were killed in a helicopter crash in this district. [6]
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 3,000 in 687 households. [7] There were 2,896 inhabitants in 821 households at the following census of 2011. [8] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 3,059 in 984 households. The most populous of its 21 villages was Bakrabad, with 717 people. [2]