Khalifan District

For the city, see Khalifan. For other places with a similar name, see Khalifan.

Khalifan District
Persian: بخش خلیفان
District
Khalifan District is located in Iran
Khalifan District
Khalifan District
Coordinates: 36°30′N 45°40′E / 36.500°N 45.667°E / 36.500; 45.667[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyMahabad
Established1989[3]
CapitalKhalifan
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
14,780
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Khalifan District (Persian: بخش خلیفان) is in Mahabad County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Khalifan.[5]

History

The village of Khalifan was converted to a city in 2010.[6]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population was 17,744 in 2,741 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 16,772 people in 3,103 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 14,780 inhabitants in 3,667 households.[4]

Administrative divisions

Khalifan District Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[7] 2011[8] 2016[4]
Kani Bazar RD 10,199 8,910 7,801
Mangur-e Sharqi RD 7,545 6,900 6,230
Khalifan (city) 962 749
Total 17,744 16,772 14,780
RD = Rural District

See also

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References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (8 October 2025). "دهستان منگورشرقی, بخش خلیفان [Mangur-e Sharqi Rural District, Khalifan District], Mahabad County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  2. ^ "GM28+2MV Quzluy-e Sofla, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  3. ^ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (12 July 1989) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1368/04/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تأسیس دو بخش در استان آذربایجان غربی [‌Creation and establishment of two districts in West Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 1516C740-C6D2-42E0-A75A-7414B35C1592. شماره دوره [Course number] 68, شماره جلد [Volume number] 8. Archived from the original on 26 September 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  4. ^ a b c سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ^ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان آذربایجان غربی به مرکزیت شهر ارومیه [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of West Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Urmia]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] D6D37EAB-50D7-43D6-B320-D774C01ADE50. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  6. ^ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (21 November 2010) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1389/08/30 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه در خصوص تبدیل روستای خلیفان مرکز بخش خلیفان از توابع شهرستان مهاباد در استان آذربایجان غربی به شهر [‌Approval regarding the transformation of the village of Khalifan, the center of Khalifan District of the functions of Mahabad County in West Azerbaijan province, into a city]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شماره ابلاغیه 241082/ت42116ک [Notification number 241082/T42116K]. Archived from the original on 25 September 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  7. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  8. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: West Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.


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