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Meshgin Shahr County

Coordinates: 38°33′N 47°43′E / 38.550°N 47.717°E / 38.550; 47.717
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Meshgin Shahr County
County
Location of Meshgin Shahr County in Ardabil province (center, purple)
Location of Meshgin Shahr County in Ardabil province (center, purple)
Location of Ardabil province in Iran
Location of Ardabil province in Iran
Coordinates: 38°33′N 47°43′E / 38.550°N 47.717°E / 38.550; 47.717[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceArdabil
CapitalMeshginshahr
DistrictsCentral, Arshaq, Meshgin-e Sharqi, Moradlu, Qosabeh
Area
 • Total
3,825 km2 (1,477 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
149,941
 • Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Meshgin Shahr County at GEOnet Names Server

Meshgin Shahr County (Template:Lang-fa) is in Ardabil province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Meshginshahr.

At the 2006 census, the county's population was 156,141 in 36,470 households.[2] The following census in 2011 counted 151,156 people in 40,954 households.[3] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 149,941 in 45,999 households.[4]

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Meshgin Shahr County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows five districts, 12 rural districts, and six cities.[4]

Meshgin Shahr County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[2] 2011[3] 2016[4]
Central District 112,128 114,726 107,557
Dasht RD 19,750 18,662 23,699
Meshgin-e Gharbi RD 15,277 14,185
Meshgin-e Sharqi RD 10,335 10,624 9,749
Shaban RD 5,470 4,372
Alni (city)1
Meshginshahr (city) 61,296 66,883 74,109
Arshaq District 12,636 10,364 10,296
Arshaq-e Markazi RD 5,215 4,083 4,478
Arshaq-e Shomali RD 5,672 4,664 4,237
Razey (city) 1,749 1,617 1,581
Meshgin-e Sharqi District 17,627 14,322 12,663
Lahrud RD 5,630 3,928 4,329
Naqdi RD 3,582 2,741 1,949
Qarah Su RD 5,454 3,956 3,237
Fakhrabad (city) 1,114 999
Lahrud (city) 2,961 2,583 2,149
Moradlu District 13,750 11,744 10,032
Arshaq-e Gharbi RD 7,741 6,137 5,157
Salavat RD 2,516 1,946 1,785
Yaft RD 3,493 2,900 2,419
Moradlu (city) 761 671
Qosabeh District 9,393
Meshgin-e Gharbi RD 3,904
Shaban RD 3,394
Qosabeh (city) 2,095
Total 156,141 151,156 149,941
RD: Rural District
1Became a city after the 2016 census[5]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (28 March 2023). "Meshgin Shahr County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 24. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 24. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 24. Archived from the original (Excel) on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ^ "With the approval of the government board Aralluy and Alni villages became cities". IRIB News (in Persian). Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2023.