Minjavan District Persian:بخش منجوان | |
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 Wheat farms near Asheqlu | |
  Minjavan District | |
| Coordinates:38°57′15″N46°44′30″E / 38.95417°N 46.74167°E /38.95417; 46.74167[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) |
Minjavan District (Persian:بخش منجوان)[a] is inKhoda Afarin County,East Azerbaijan province,Iran. Its capital is the village ofAsheqlu.[2]
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 byMohammad Khanlu family."[4]
In 2010,Khoda Afarin District was separated fromKaleybar County in the establishment ofKhoda Afarin County, which was divided into three districts and seven rural districts, withKhomarlu as its capital and only city at the time.[2]
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 theDehkhoda Dictionary, quoting Iranian Army files,[6] reports a population of 8,464 people in the late 1940s.[7] At that timeJanan Lu,Asheqlu,Dash Bashi, andSetan were the most important villages of the district. There are 22 villages which are no longer populated.[8]
| Administrative Divisions | 2011[5] | 2016[3] |
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| 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 | ||
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