Makatu

Makatu is a village in Charuymaq-e Shomalesharqi Rural District of the Central District in Hashtrud County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 168 in 41 households. The following census in 2011 counted 171 people in 51 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 114 people in 35 households.

Etymology

According to Vladimir Minorsky, the name "Makatu" is derived from the Mongolian word meketü, meaning "sly".