Minjavan District

Not to be confused with Minjavan-e Gharbi Rural District or Minjavan-e Sharqi Rural District.

Minjavan District (Persian: بخش منجوان)^[a] is in Khoda Afarin County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Asheqlu.^[2]

Minjavan District Persian: بخش منجوان
District
Wheat farms near Asheqlu
Minjavan District
Coordinates: 38°57′15″N 46°44′30″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	East Azerbaijan
County	Khoda Afarin
Established	2010[2]
Capital	Asheqlu
Population  (2016)[3]
• Total	11,920
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

A typical winter scenery in the district (Garmanab village).

History

The only noteworthy allusion to the district in official records relates to an appeal by the inhabitants of the district to the interior minister of Iran, requesting protection from the "abuses by Mohammad Khanlu family."^[4]

In 2010, Khoda Afarin District was separated from Kaleybar County in the establishment of Khoda Afarin County, which was divided into three districts and seven rural districts, with Khomarlu as its capital and only city at the time.^[2]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2011 census, the district's population was 12,524 people in 3,388 households.^[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 11,920 inhabitants in 3,864 households.^[3]

The online edition of the Dehkhoda Dictionary, quoting Iranian Army files,^[6] reports a population of 8,464 people in the late 1940s.^[7] At that time Janan Lu, Asheqlu, Dash Bashi, and Setan were the most important villages of the district. There are 22 villages which are no longer populated.^[8]

Minjavan District Population

Administrative Divisions	2011[5]	2016[3]
Dizmar-e Sharqi RD	3,097	2,760
Minjavan-e Gharbi RD	4,214	4,094
Minjavan-e Sharqi RD	5,213	5,066
Total	12,524	11,920
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Armenian: Մնջեան Գաւառակ