Nirej
Persian: نيرج | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 35°40′18″N 49°04′58″E / 35.67167°N 49.08278°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Qazvin |
County | Avaj |
District | Central |
Rural District | Kharaqan-e Gharbi |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 481 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Nirej (Persian: نيرج)[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Kharaqan-e Gharbi Rural District of the Central District of Avaj County, Qazvin province, Iran.[4]
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 151 in 43 households, when it was in the former Avaj District of Buin Zahra County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 788 people in 258 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 481 people in 183 households,[2] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Avaj County.[7]