Azarshahr County

Not to be confused with Azadshahr County.

For the city, see Azarshahr.

Azarshahr County Persian: شهرستان آذرشهر
County
Location of Azarshahr County in East Azerbaijan Province (center left, pink)
Location of East Azerbaijan Province in Iran
Coordinates: 37°43′N 45°48′E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	East Azerbaijan
Capital	Azarshahr
Districts	Howmeh, Gugan, Mamqan
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	110,311
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Azarshahr County (Persian: شهرستان آذرشهر) is in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Azarshahr.^[3]

History

After the 2011 National Census, the village of Teymurlu was elevated to the status of a city.^[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 99,286 in 26,857 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 107,579 people in 31,812 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 110,311 in 35,364 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Azarshahr County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Azarshahr County Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[5]	2011[6]	2016[2]
Howmeh District	64,796	69,260	73,544
Qazi Jahan RD	5,853	6,183	6,083
Qebleh Daghi RD	8,342	8,659	8,239
Shiramin RD	7,862	7,933	7,550
Yengejeh RD	6,264	6,567	6,785
Azarshahr (city)	36,475	39,918	44,887
Gugan District	23,616	24,954	24,873
Dastjerd RD	4,944	5,561	5,083
Teymurlu RD	7,723	7,998	2,673
Gugan (city)	10,949	11,395	11,742
Teymurlu (city)			5,375
Mamqan District	10,874	13,365	11,892
Shahrak RD[a]	[b]	[b]	0
Mamqan (city)	10,872	13,359	11,892
Total	99,286	107,579	110,311
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Azarshahr County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

1. Formerly Khanamir Rural District^[3]
2. Below reporting threshold

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (2 September 2024). "Azarshahr County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 2 September 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): East Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Aref, Mohammad Reza (c. 2013) [Approved 22 December 1380]. Divisional reforms in the counties of Mamqan and Azarshahr. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Notification 58538-26118H. Archived from the original on 1 March 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
4. Hosseinpour, Amir Haji (22 February 2018) [Approved September 2013]. "History of the city". teymoorlu.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 6 March 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2024 – via Teymurlu Municipality.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): East Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): East Azerbaijan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.