Sokmanabad Rural District
Persian: دهستان سكمن آباد | |
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Coordinates: 38°48′49″N 44°34′30″E / 38.81361°N 44.57500°E [1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | West Azerbaijan |
County | Khoy |
District | Safayyeh |
Capital | Zurabad |
Population (2016)
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• Total | 11,325 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 ( IRST) |
Sokmanabad Rural District ( Persian: دهستان سكمن آباد) [3] is in Safayyeh District of Khoy County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. [4] It is administered from the city of Zurabad. [5] The district is named after Sökmen II.[ citation needed]
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 13,012 in 2,525 households. [6] There were 11,808 inhabitants in 2,895 households at the following census of 2011. [7] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 11,325 in 3,014 households. The most populous of its 42 villages was Zaviyeh, with 1,640 people. [2]