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Showt County

Coordinates: 39°07′N 44°52′E / 39.117°N 44.867°E / 39.117; 44.867
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Showt County
County
Location of Showt County in West Azerbaijan province (top, green)
Location of Showt County in West Azerbaijan province (top, green)
Location of West Azerbaijan province in Iran
Location of West Azerbaijan province in Iran
Coordinates: 39°07′N 44°52′E / 39.117°N 44.867°E / 39.117; 44.867[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CapitalShowt
DistrictsCentral, Qarah Quyun
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
55,682
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Showt County (Template:Lang-fa; Template:Lang-azb; Template:Lang-ku) is in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Showt.

At the 2006 census, the region's population (as Showt District of Maku County) was 51,476 in 11,769 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 52,519 people in the newly formed Showt County, in 13,572 households.[4] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 55,682 in 15,756 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Showt County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, four rural districts, and two cities.[2]

Showt County Population1
Administrative Divisions 2006[3] 2011[4] 2016[2]
Central District 37,545 39,569 43,536
Qarah Quyun-e Shomali Rural District 6,170 6,140 5,284
Yowla Galdi Rural District 11,616 12,382 12,871
Showt (city) 19,759 21,047 25,381
Yowla Galdi (city)2
Qarah Quyun District 13,931 12,950 12,146
Cheshmeh Sara Rural District 6,343 5,431
Qarah Quyun-e Jonubi Rural District 13,931 4,360 4,421
Marganlar (city) 2,247 2,294
Total 51,476 52,519 55,682
1As a part of Maku County at the 2006 census
2Became a city after the 2016 census[5]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (6 April 2023). "Showt County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Conversion of Yowla Galdi village in West Azerbaijan province to a city and change of Yowla Galdi rural district center in Showt County". Cabinet Office (in Persian). 2 September 2018. Archived from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2023.