Akhtachi-ye Sharqi Rural District

Akhtachi-ye Sharqi Rural District (Persian: دهستان آختاچی شرقی) is in Simmineh District of Bukan County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Dash Band.

Not to be confused with Akhtachi-ye Gharbi Rural District, Akhtachi-ye Mahali Rural District, or Akhtachi Rural District.
For the village in Hamadan province, see Akhtachi. For other places with a similar name, see Axtaçı.

Akhtachi-ye Sharqi Rural District
Persian: دهستان آختاچی شرقی
Rural District
Akhtachi-ye Sharqi Rural District
Coordinates: 36°37′57″N 46°08′55″E
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyBukan
DistrictSimmineh
CapitalDash Band
Population
 (2016)
 • Total11,877
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the National Census of 2006, its population was 9,571 in 1,739 households. There were 9,916 inhabitants in 2,358 households at the following census of 2011. At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 11,877 in 3,514 households. The most populous of its 23 villages was Nachit, with 2,850 people.

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