Soleyman District

Coordinates: 35°13′22″N 59°51′10″E / 35.22278°N 59.85278°E / 35.22278; 59.85278
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Soleyman District
Persian: بخش سليمان
Soleyman District is located in Iran
Soleyman District
Soleyman District
Coordinates: 35°13′22″N 59°51′10″E / 35.22278°N 59.85278°E / 35.22278; 59.85278[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountyZaveh
CapitalChakhmaq
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total29,307
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Soleyman District (Persian: بخش سليمان) is in Zaveh County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran.[3] Its capital is the village of Chakhmaq.[4]


After the 2006 National Census, Jolgeh Zaveh District was separated from Torbat-e Heydarieh County in the establishment of Zaveh County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Dowlatabad as its capital and only city.[3]

The census in 2011 counted 30,855 people in 8,352 households.[5] At the latest census in 2016, the district had 29,307 inhabitants in 8,412 households.[2]

Soleyman District Population
Administrative Divisions 2011[5] 2016[2]
Saq RD 16,147 16,472
Soleyman RD 14,708 12,835
Total 30,855 29,307
RD: Rural District

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (11 May 2023). "Soleyman District (Zaveh County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b Davodi, Parviz. "Approval letter regarding the creation of Zaveh County with the center of Dowlatbad city under the citizenship of Razavi Khorasan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  4. ^ Davodi, Parviz. "Approval letter regarding the establishment of Saq Rural District centered on the village of Qaleh-ye Aqa Hasan in the citizenship of Jolgeh Zaveh District of Torbat-e Heydarieh County". Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 27 March 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.