Churs Rural District () is in the
Central District of
Chaypareh County,
West Azerbaijan
West Azerbaijan province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran, provinces of Iran, whose capital and largest city is Urmia.
It is in the Azerbaijan (Iran), northwest of the country, bordered by Turkey (Ağrı Province, Ağrı, Hakkâri Pr ...
province,
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
.
Its capital is the village of
Churs.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former
Chaypareh District
Chaypareh District () is a former administrative division of Khoy County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to t ...
of
Khoy County
Khoy County () is in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Khoy.
History
Khoy was named in ancient times for the salt mines that made it an important spur of the Silk Route. 3000 years ago, a city had existed on the are ...
) was 4,995 in 1,242 households.
There were 4,827 inhabitants in 1,427 households at the following census of 2011,
by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Chaypareh County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District.
The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 4,662 in 1,434 households. The most populous of its 17 villages was
Churs, with 2,081 people.
See also
References
Rural Districts of West Azerbaijan province
Populated places in Chaypareh County
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