Aladagh Rural District
Persian: دهستان آلاداغ | |
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Coordinates: 37°21′00″N 57°15′00″E / 37.35000°N 57.25000°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | North Khorasan |
County | Bojnord |
District | Central |
Capital | Khush Manzar |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 28,218 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Aladagh Rural District (Persian: دهستان آلاداغ) is in the Central District of Bojnord County, North Khorasan province, Iran.[3] Its capital is the village of Khush Manzar.
The rural district takes its name from the Aladagh Mountains, deriving from Turkish ala dağ, meaning "variegated or speckled mountain (range)."[citation needed]
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 26,259 in 6,408 households.[4] There were 32,494 inhabitants in 8,863 households at the following census of 2011.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 28,218 in 7,763 households. The most populous of its 58 villages was Sandalabad, with 4,354 people.[2]