Melkari-ye Gharbi Rural District (Persian: دهستان ملکاری غربی), formerly Melkari Rural District (دهستان ملکاری),[3] is in Zab District of Mirabad County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Aghlan.[4]
Melkari-ye Gharbi Rural District Persian: دهستان ملکاری غربی | |
|---|---|
  Melkari-ye Gharbi Rural District | |
| Coordinates: 36°16′04″N 45°25′49″E / 36.26778°N 45.43028°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | West Azerbaijan |
| County | Mirabad |
| District | Zab |
| Capital | Aghlan |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 16,301 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the National Census of 2006, its population (as a part of the former Vazineh District of Sardasht County) was 16,185 in 2,841 households,[5] when it was administered from the village of Nalas.[6] There were 15,545 inhabitants in 4,045 households at the following census of 2011.[7] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 16,301 in 4,045 households. The most populous of its 62 villages was Nalas, with 8,503 people.[2] Nalus was elevated to the status of a city after the census[8] and later was transferred to the new Rabat District of Sardasht County.[4]
In 2022, Vazineh District was separated from Sardasht County in the establishment of Mirabad County, which was divided into two districts and two rural districts, with Mirabad as its capital and only city.[4]
