{{Short description|Village in West Azerbaijan province, Iran}}

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'''Vavan''' ({{langx|fa|واوان}}){{efn|Also [[romanize]]d as '''Vāvān'''<ref>{{GEOnet3|-3849456|Vavan}}</ref>}} is a village in [[Melkari-ye Sharqi Rural District]] of [[Zab District]] in [[Mirabad County]], [[West Azerbaijan province|West Azerbaijan]] province, [[Iran]], serving as capital of the district.<ref name="Mirabad County Establishment"> {{cite web |first=Mohammad |last=Mokhber |author-link=Mohammad Mokhber |orig-date={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|مصوب 1401,05,24}} (Approved 1401/5/24) (Iranian Jalali calendar) |date=15 August 2022 <!-- Converted 'Approved date' using https://www.iranchamber.com/calendar/converter/iranian_calendar_converter.php --> |script-title=fa:منتزع شدن شهر نلاس از بخش وزينه و الحاق به شهرستان سردشت در استان آذربايجان غربي |trans-title=‌The separation of the city of Nalas from Vazineh District and its annexation to Sardasht County in West Azerbaijan province |url=https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/301814 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928185438/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/301814 |archive-date=28 September 2023 |access-date=12 October 2025 |website={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات}} [National System of Laws and Regulations] |publisher={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|‌وزارت کشور}} [Ministry of the Interior] |agency={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|هیات وزیران}} [Council of Ministers] |language=fa |id={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|پيشنهاد شماره}} [Proposal Number] 101108.}}</ref>

==Demographics== ===Population=== At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 842 in 146 households, when it was in [[Melkari-ye Gharbi Rural District|Melkari Rural District]]{{efn|Renamed [[Melkari-ye Gharbi Rural District]]<ref name="Mirabad County Establishment"/>}} of [[Central District (Mirabad County)|Vazineh District]]{{efn|Renamed the [[Central District (Mirabad County)|Central District]] of [[Mirabad County]]<ref name="Mirabad County Establishment"/>}} in [[Sardasht County]].<ref name="2006 West Azerbaijan Province"> {{cite web |script-title=fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان غربی |trans-title=General Population and Housing Census 2006: West Azerbaijan Province |language=fa |website={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|مرکز آمار ایران}} [Statistical Centre of Iran] |url=http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/04.xls |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094953/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/04.xls |archive-date=20 September 2011 |format=Excel |access-date=25 September 2022}}</ref> The following census in 2011 counted 843 people in 181 households.<ref name="2011 West Azerbaijan Province"> {{cite web |script-title=fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان غربی |trans-title=General Population and Housing Census 2011: West Azerbaijan Province |language=fa |website=Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University |url=https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/West-Azerbaijan.xls |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120205939/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/West-Azerbaijan.xls |archive-date=20 January 2023 |agency={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|مرکز آمار ایران}} [Statistical Centre of Iran] |format=Excel |access-date=19 December 2022}}</ref> The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 792 people in 195 households.<ref name="2016 West Azerbaijan Province"> {{cite web |script-title=fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان غربی |trans-title=General Population and Housing Census 2016: West Azerbaijan Province |language=fa |website={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|مرکز آمار ایران}} [Statistical Centre of Iran] |url=https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_04.xlsx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830042935/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_04.xlsx |archive-date=30 August 2022 |format=Excel |access-date=19 December 2022}}</ref>

In 2022, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of [[Mirabad County]] and renamed the [[Central District (Mirabad County)|Central District]]. The rural district was transferred to the new [[Zab District]] and renamed [[Melkari-ye Gharbi Rural District]]. Vavan was transferred to [[Melkari-ye Sharqi Rural District]] created in the same district.<ref name="Mirabad County Establishment"/>

==See also== {{Portal-inline|Iran}} {{clear}}

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