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Varzaqan County

Persian: شهرستان ورزقان
Varzaqan County Persian: شهرستان ورزقان
County
	Location of Varzaqan County in East Azerbaijan province, in green
	Coordinates: 38°35′N 46°28′E / 38.583°N 46.467°E
Country	Iran
Province	East Azerbaijan
Capital	Varzaqan
Districts	Central, Kharvana
Population (2016)
• Total	52,650
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Varzaqan County (Persian: شهرستان ورزقان)^[a] is in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Varzaqan.^[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 46,833 in 10,766 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 45,708 people in 12,228 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 52,650 in 16,273 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

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

Varzaqan County Population
Administrative Divisions	2006^[5]	2011^[6]	2016^[2]
Central District	33,955	34,213	35,897
Bakrabad RD	3,000	2,896	3,059
Ozomdel-e Jonubi RD	14,203	14,184	15,851
Ozomdel-e Shomali RD	6,654	6,331	6,143
Sina RD	6,549	5,417	5,496
Varzaqan (city)	3,549	5,385	5,348
Kharvana District	12,878	11,495	16,753
Arzil RD	4,296	4,068	4,855
Dizmar-e Markazi RD	2,632	2,417	4,091
Jushin RD	4,308	3,637	4,454
Kharvana (city)	1,642	1,373	3,353
Total	46,833	45,708	52,650
RD = Rural District

Notes

^ Formerly Arsbaran County (‌شهرستان ارسباران)^[3]

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (7 September 2024). "Varzaqan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 7 September 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c 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.
^ Approval of changing the name of the new county of Arsbaran to Varzaqan by the ministers who are members of the Political Commission. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. 19 March 2013 [Approved 18 August 1381]. Notification 58538/T 26118H. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2023 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobie Users.
^ Aref, Mohammad Reza (24 March 2013) [Approved 7 January 2013]. Approval letter regarding the abstraction of Varzaqan and Kharvana Districts from Ahar County and its transformation into Arsbaran County. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Notification 31591/T24413H. Archived from the original on 14 June 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2023 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobie Users.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ ^a ^b 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.