Maragheh County

Maragheh County
Persian: شهرستان مراغه
County
Location of Ahar County in East Azerbaijan province (bottom left, yellow)
Location of Ahar County in East Azerbaijan province (bottom left, yellow)
Location of East Azerbaijan province in Iran
Location of East Azerbaijan province in Iran
Coordinates: 37°23′N 46°27′E / 37.383°N 46.450°E / 37.383; 46.450[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CapitalMaragheh
DistrictsCentral, Saraju
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
262,604
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Maragheh County (Persian: شهرستان مراغه) is in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Maragheh.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 227,635 in 57,612 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 247,681 people in 70,842 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 262,604 in 80,261 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

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

Maragheh County Population
Administrative Divisions2006[4]2011[5]2016[2]
Central District205,137226,310240,972
Qareh Naz RD14,49115,72015,602
Sarajuy-ye Gharbi RD21,57723,83624,465
Sarajuy-ye Shomali RD22,66424,47925,650
Maragheh (city)146,405162,275175,255
Saraju District22,49821,37121,631
Quri Chay-ye Gharbi RD4,3824,0233,641
Sarajuy-ye Jonubi RD2,9613,2242,957
Sarajuy-ye Sharqi RD13,69712,54013,209
Khodaju (city)[a]1,4581,5841,824
Total227,635247,681262,604
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Maragheh County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

  1. ↑ Formerly Kharaju[6]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (4 September 2024). "Maragheh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 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. ↑ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2013) [Approved 21 June 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the country divisions of East Azerbaijan province centered on the city of Tabriz. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Notification 8284/2T142K. Archived from the original on 4 August 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2023 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users.
  4. 1 2 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.
  5. 1 2 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.
  6. ↑ "Shahr Mehr was added to the country's geography map; with five changes in the map of country divisions". Dolat (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. 2 March 2011. Archived from the original on 20 April 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
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