Saraju District

Saraju District
Persian: بخش سراجو
Saraju District is located in Iran
Saraju District
Saraju District
Coordinates: 37°18′N 46°31′E / 37.300°N 46.517°E / 37.300; 46.517[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyMaragheh
Established1995[3]
CapitalKhodaju
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
21,631
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Saraju District (Persian: بخش سراجو) is in Maragheh County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Khodaju.[3][a]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 22,498 in 4,514 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 21,371 people in 5,628 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 21,631 inhabitants in 6,593 households.[4]

Administrative divisions

Saraju District Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[6] 2011[7] 2016[4]
Quri Chay-ye Gharbi RD 4,382 4,023 3,641
Sarajuy-ye Jonubi RD 2,961 3,224 2,957
Sarajuy-ye Sharqi RD 13,697 12,540 13,209
Khodaju (city)[a] 1,458 1,584 1,824
Total 22,498 21,371 21,631
RD = Rural District

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ a b Formerly Kharaju[5]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (17 September 2025). "دهستان سراجوی شرقی, بخش سراجو [Sarajuy-ye Sharqi Rural District, Saraju District], Maragheh County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  2. ^ "7GX8+XMV Molla Gasem, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  3. ^ a b Habibi, Hassan (8 January 1995) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1373/10/18 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تأسیس بخش سراجو به مرکزیت روستای خراجو، در تابعیت شهرستان مراغه در استان آذربایجان شرقی [‌Creation and establishment of Saraju District centered on Khodaju village, under the jurisdiction of Maragheh County in East Azerbaijan province]. 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] 91587BE4-5246-4218-93C7-737495CA411E. شماره دوره [Course number] 73, شماره جلد [Volume number] 254. Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  4. ^ a b c سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ^ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (30 January 2011) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1389/11/10 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. اصلاحات و تغییرات تقسیمات کشوری در استان آذربایجان شرقی [‌Reforms and changes in national divisions in East Azerbaijan province]. مهدی داودآبادی [Mehdi Davudabadi] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره 66015/42/04/1 [Proposal No. 66015/42/04/1]. Archived from the original on 12 September 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  6. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: East 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 شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: East Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.