Mirabad County

Not to be confused with Mirjaveh County.

For the city, see Mirabad. For other places with a similar name, see Mirabad.

Mirabad County Persian: شهرستان میرآباد
County
Location of Mirabad County in West Azerbaijan province (lower left, pink)
Location of West Azerbaijan province in Iran
Coordinates: 36°21′00″N 45°24′33″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	West Azerbaijan
Capital	Mirabad
Districts	Central, Zab
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Mirabad County (Persian: شهرستان میرآباد) is in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Mirabad,^[2] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 6,000 people in 1,550 households.^[3]

History

In 2022, Vazineh District was separated from Sardasht County in the establishment of Mirabad County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Mirabad as its capital and only city.^[2]

Demographics

Administrative divisions

Mirabad County's administrative structure is shown in the following table.

Mirabad County

Administrative Divisions
Central District
Gavork-e Nalin RD
Savan RD
Mirabad (city)
Zab District
Melkari-ye Gharbi RD[a]
Melkari-ye Sharqi RD
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Mirabad County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

1. Formerly Melkari Rural District^[2]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (26 September 2024). "Mirabad County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 26 September 2024.
2. Mokhbar, Mohammad (c. 2023) [Approved 24 December 1401]. The city of Nalas was separated from Vazineh District and annexed to Sardasht County in West Azerbaijan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 101108. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
3. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): West Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.