Tup Aghaj () is a city in the
Central District of
Bijar County
Bijar County () is in Kurdistan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bijar.
History
After the 2011 National Census, the villages of Pir Taj and Tup Aghaj were elevated to city status.
Demographics Language and ethnicity
The people of ...
,
Kurdistan
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province,
Iran
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, serving as the administrative center for
Seylatan Rural District
Seylatan Rural District () is in the Central District of Bijar County, Kurdistan province, Iran
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.
Demographics
Ethnicity
The city is populated by
Turkics.
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, Tup Aghaj's population was 2,172 in 517 households, when it was a village in
Seylatan Rural District
Seylatan Rural District () is in the Central District of Bijar County, Kurdistan province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, T ...
.
The following census in 2011 counted 2,498 people in 713 households.
The 2016 census measured the population as 1,645 people in 541 households,
by which time the village had been elevated to the status of a city.
See also
Notes
References
Cities in Kurdistan province
Populated places in Bijar County
Azerbaijani settlements in Kurdistan province
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