Varqeh Rural District

Varqeh Rural District Persian: دهستان ورقه
Rural District
Varqeh Rural District
Coordinates: 37°16′N47°02′E / 37.267°N 47.033°E / 37.267; 47.033[1][2]
Country	Iran
Province	East Azerbaijan
County	Charuymaq
District	Central
Established	1987[3]
Capital	Soltanabad
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	2,736
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Varqeh Rural District (Persian: دهستان ورقه)^[5] is in the Central District of Charuymaq County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.^[6] Its capital is the village of Soltanabad.^[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 3,546 in 689 households.^[7] There were 2,922 inhabitants in 807 households at the following census of 2011.^[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 2,736 in 827 households. The most populous of its 32 villages was Imeshjeh, with 331 people.^[4]

Other villages in the rural district

• Hoseyni-ye Olya
• Khvajeh Shahi
• Shur-e Qarah Kand
• Varqeh-ye Olya

See also

Iran portal

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (8 September 2025). "دهستان ورقه, بخش مرکزی [Varqeh Rural District, Central District], Charoymagh City, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 8 September 2025.
2. "728M+M88 Sughanchi Kuh, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
3. Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (9 August 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/05/18 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل 14 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان هشترود تابع استان آذربایجان شرقی [‌Establishment and formation of 14 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Hashtrud County, East Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 78428C35-3F62-497B-BDC1-77D3305A8695. شماره دوره [Course number] 66, شماره جلد [Volume number] 13. Archived from the original on 8 September 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
4. 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. "INCSGN Search". Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names (in Persian). Tehran: National Cartographic Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019.
6. Habibi, Hassan (6 September 2000) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1379/06/16 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد تغییرات و اصلاحات تقسیماتی در استان آذربایجان شرقی [‌Making divisional changes and reforms in East Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] E5DA4421-A411-4C69-A296-FC208365F0CF. شماره دوره [Course number] 79. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
7. 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.
8. 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.