Abyek County Explained
| Abyek County |
| Native Name: | Persian: شهرستان آبیک |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Image Map1: | IranQazvin.svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Qazvin province in Iran |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Qazvin |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Abyek |
| Parts Type: | Districts |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | Central |
| P2: | Basharyat |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 94536 |
| Coordinates: | 36.1°N 73°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Abyek County (Persian: شهرستان آبیک) is in Qazvin province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Abyek.[2]
History
In November 2019, the villages of Qeshlaq and Ziaran were elevated to city status.[3]
Demographics
Ethnicity
The majority of Abyek County's people are Azerbaijani Turks.[4] [5]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 89,334 in 23,132 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 93,844 people in 26,944 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 94,536 in 29,234 households.[8]
Administrative divisions
Abyek County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
Abyek County Population| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|
| Central District | 68,350 | 75,993 | 78,157 |
| 4,157 | 2,798 | 3,066 |
| 4,936 | 5,668 | 4,614 |
| 12,024 | 11,748 | 10,370 |
| Abyek (city) | 47,233 | 55,779 | 60,107 |
| Qeshlaq (city) | | | |
| Ziaran (city) | | | |
| Basharyat District | 20,984 | 17,851 | 16,379 |
| 10,556 | 8,306 | 7,549 |
| 7,282 | 6,193 | 5,682 |
| Khak-e Ali (city) | 3,146 | 3,352 | 3,148 |
| Total | 89,334 | 93,844 | 94,536 |
| |
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Abyek County . . 13 May 2023 . 13 May 2023 . fa.
- Web site: Approval letter regarding reforms and divisional changes in Qazvin province . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20170219120634/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/121685 . 19 February 2017 . Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers . Habibi . Hassan . 10 January 2024.
- Web site: Approval letter regarding the conversion of Ziaran village in the center of Ziaran Rural District in the Central District of Abyek County of Qazvin province into a city . fa . DOTIC . https://web.archive.org/web/20230513174742/https://dotic.ir/print/7833 . 13 May 2023 . 17 November 2019 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Jahangiri . Ishaq . 13 May 2023.
- https://www.farsnews.ir/amp/13921227000985 Fars news agency
- Web site: Abeikis . 2021-01-04 . 2020-06-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200629185242/http://abyekiha.com/index.php/%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87-%D8%A2%D8%A8%DB%8C%DA%A9/item/253-abyek . dead .
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 26 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920090740/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/26.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 26 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230119221156/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Qazvin.xls . 19 January 2023. 19 December 2022 . Excel.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 26 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211130193527/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_26.xlsx . Excel . 30 November 2021.
