Rahal Rural District ()
is in the
Central District 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 ...
,
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
Quruq.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 16,190 in 3,500 households.
There were 16,897 inhabitants in 4,574 households at the following census of 2011.
The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 16,620 in 4,669 households. The most populous of its 53 villages was
Yazdekan, with 2,437 people.
See also
References
Rural Districts of West Azerbaijan province
Populated places in Khoy County
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