Targavar Rural District
Targavar Rural District (Persian: دهستان ترگور) is in Silvaneh District of Urmia County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Mavana.
History
The district was home to a significant Assyrian population before the Assyrian genocide, but is mostly populated by Herki Kurds today.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 7,893 in 1,344 households. There were 7,765 inhabitants in 1,603 households at the following census of 2011. The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 8,381 in 1,862 households. The most populous of its 39 villages was Mavana, with 1,314 people.
