Ardabil County Explained
| Ardabil County |
| Native Name: | fa|شهرستان اردبیل |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Image Map1: | IranArdabil-SVG.svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Ardabil province in Iran |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ardabil |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Ardabil |
| Parts Type: | Districts |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | Central |
| P2: | Hir |
| P3: | Samarin |
| Area Total Km2: | 2211 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 605992 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Coordinates: | 38.2833°N 67°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
| Elevation M: | 1500 |
Ardabil County (fa|شهرستان اردبیل) is in Ardabil province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Ardabil.[2]
History
After the 2006 National Census, Sareyn District was separated from the county in the establishment of Sareyn County.[3] Gharbi Rural District was separated from the Central District in the formation of Samarin District, to include the new Dujaq Rural District.[4]
After the 2016 census, the village of Aralluy-e Bozorg merged with another village to form the new city of Arallu,[5] and the village of Samarin was elevated to the status of a city.[6]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 542,930 in 131,950 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 564,365 people in 156,242 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 605,992 in 180,975 households.[9]
Administrative divisions
Ardabil County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table
Ardabil County Population| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|
| Central District | 502,186 | 533,495 | 578,237 |
| 5,856 | 4,400 | 3,403 |
| 21,368 | 7,297 | 8,054 |
| Gharbi RD | 10,730 | | |
| 13,564 | 9,991 | 10,048 |
| 20,579 | 20,446 | 19,396 |
| 17,420 | 8,729 | 7,962 |
| Ardabil (city) | 412,669 | 482,632 | 529,374 |
| Hir District | 23,547 | 21,709 | 19,282 |
| 3,148 | 2,619 | 2,021 |
| 9,263 | 9,423 | 9,341 |
| 8,548 | 7,146 | 5,840 |
| Arallu (city) | | | |
| Hir (city) | 2,588 | 2,521 | 2,080 |
| Samarin District | | 9,161 | 8,471 |
| | 4,186 | 3,535 |
| | 4,975 | 4,936 |
| Samarin (city) | | | |
| Sareyn District | 17,197 | | |
| 7,844 | | |
| 4,875 | | |
| Sareyn (city) | 4,478 | | |
| Total | 542,930 | 564,365 | 605,992 |
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See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)). Ardabil County. openstreetmap.org (OpenStreetMap). 18 August 2024. 18 August 2024. fa.
- Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of East Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Tabriz. fa. qavanin.ir. Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran. https://web.archive.org/web/20211023220800/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/98949. Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Habibi. Hassan. 23 October 2021. Approved 21 June 1369. Resolution 93808/T907. c. 2021. 21 February 2024.
- News: With the approval of the government, Sareyn became a county. fa. irna.ir. Islamic Republic News Agency. https://web.archive.org/web/20231105220452/https://www.irna.ir/news/7228690/با-تصویب-دولت-سرعین-شهرستان-شد. Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission of the Government. Approved 24 April 1388. 15 July 2009. Davodi. Parviz. 5 November 2023. 5 November 2023.
- News: The government approved: Seven changes in the map of Ardabil and Isfahan national divisions. fa. dolat.ir. Secretariat of the Government Information Council. https://web.archive.org/web/20170326135320/https://dolat.ir/detail/187002. 26 March 2017. Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission of the Government Board. 18 February 2010. 28 November 2023.
- News: With the approval of the government board Arallu and Alni villages became cities. fa. iribnews.ir. Sada and Sima News Agency. https://web.archive.org/web/20190719175906/http://www.iribnews.ir/fa/news/2477199/روستاهای-آراللو-و-آلنی-تبدیل-به-شهر-شدند. 19 July 2019. Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. 17 July 2019. 26 March 2023.
- News: Ardabil: The pristine nature of Samarin according to the picture. fa. tasnimnews.com. Tasnim News Agency. https://web.archive.org/web/20231128124527/https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1397/03/07/1736570/اردبیل-طبیعت-بکر-ثمرین-به-روایت-تصویر. Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. 28 May 2018. Approved March 2018. 28 November 2023. 28 November 2023.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Ardabil Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 25 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094514/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/24.xls. Excel. 20 September 2011.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Ardabil Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. irandataportal.syr.edu. Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University. https://web.archive.org/web/20230115211527/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Ardabil.xls . 15 January 2023. 19 December 2022. Excel.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Ardabil Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 19 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20190322123220/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_24.xlsx. Excel. 22 March 2019.
