Mah Neshan Rural District

This article is about the administrative division of Mahneshan County. For the city, see Mah Neshan. For the administrative division of Zanjan province, see Mahneshan County.

Mah Neshan Rural District (Persian: دهستان ماه نشان) is in the Central District of Mahneshan County, Zanjan province, Iran.^[5] Its capital is the village of Sarik.^[6] The rural district was previously administered from the city of Mah Neshan.^[3]

Mah Neshan Rural District Persian: دهستان ماه نشان
Rural District
Mah Neshan Rural District
Coordinates: 36°46′N 47°38′E[1][2]
Country	Iran
Province	Zanjan
County	Mahneshan
District	Central
Established	1987[3]
Capital	Sarik
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	9,604
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 10,168 in 2,308 households.^[7] There were 9,866 inhabitants in 2,626 households at the following census of 2011.^[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 9,604 in 2,867 households. The most populous of its 36 villages was Ili Bolagh, with 1,155 people.^[4]

Other villages in the rural district

• Almalu
• Aq Kand
• Baghcheh
• Behestan
• Beyamlu
• Gondi
• Kardi
• Khalaj
• Madabad
• Mazraeh-ye Leylan
• Poshtak
• Qarah Batlaq
• Raz
• Sahand-e Olya
• Sahand-e Sofla
• Sar-e Pol
• Sari Aghol
• Sarin Darreh
• Tak Aghaj
• Uj Musa
• Vehran
• Yengejeh

See also

Iran portal