Qotur District

Not to be confused with Qotur Rural District.
For the city, see Qotur. For other places with a similar name, see Qatur.

Qotur District
Persian: بخش قطور
District
Qotur District is located in Iran
Qotur District
Qotur District
Coordinates: 38°29′N 44°31′E / 38.483°N 44.517°E / 38.483; 44.517[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyKhoy
Established1997[3]
CapitalQotur
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
24,591
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Qotur District (Persian: بخش قطور) is in Khoy County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Qotur.[3]

History

The village of Qotur was converted to a city in 2007.[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 24,407 in 4,339 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 26,583 people in 5,700 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 24,591 inhabitants in 5,838 households.[4]

Administrative divisions

Qotur District Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[6] 2011[7] 2016[4]
Qotur RD 14,894 12,448 11,105
Zeri RD 9,513 9,472 8,339
Qotur (city) 4,663 5,147
Total 24,407 26,583 24,591
RD = Rural District

See also

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References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (6 October 2025). "دهستان زری, بخش قطور [Zeri Rural District, Qotur District], Khoy County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  2. ^ "FGM8+8MM Makhin, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  3. ^ a b Habibi, Hassan (27 April 1997) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1376/02/07 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. اصلاحات و تغییرات تقسیمات کشوری در استان آذربایجان غربی [‌Reforms and changes in national divisions in West Azerbaijan]. 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] A937FC6F-C543-48B5-921C-810D86C7BE96. شماره دوره [Course number] 76, شماره جلد [Volume number] 255. Archived from the original on 2 October 2025. Retrieved 2 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. ^ Davoodi, Parviz (21 October 2007) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1386/07/29 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویبنامه در خصوص تبدیل روستای قطور از توابع دهستان قطور بخش قطور شهرستان خوی در استان آذربایجان غربی به شهر قطور [‌Approval regarding the transformation of Qotur village from Qotur Rural District, Qotur District, Khoy County in West Azerbaijan province to Qotur 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]. شناسه [ID] E3153D6C-6075-40D9-83D2-30F057890971. Archived from the original on 4 October 2025. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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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