Central District (Osku County) Explained

Central District (Osku County)
Native Name:Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان اسکو
Settlement Type:District
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Osku
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates:37.8317°N 46.1725°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:East Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Osku
Population Total:127452
Population As Of:2016
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

The Central District of Osku County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان اسکو) is in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Osku.[2]

History

After the 2006 National Census, the village of Sahand was elevated to the status of a city.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population was 56,253 in 15,908 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 69,116 people in 21,041 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 127,452 inhabitants in 40,586 households.[5]

Administrative divisions

Central District (Osku County) Population
Administrative Divisions 2006 2011 2016
23,318 9,792 9,397
7,315 7,704 7,763
9,480 9,933 9,339
Osku (city) 16,140 16,983 18,459
Sahand (city) 24,704 82,494
Total 56,253 69,116 127,452

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Central District (Osku County) . . 4 April 2023 . 4 April 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Changes in country divisions in East Azarbaijan province . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center . https://web.archive.org/web/20140130080216/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/117728 . 30 January 2014 . Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board . Habibi . Hassan . 17 April 1376 . 6 December 2023.
  3. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 03 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920092432/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/03.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
  4. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . Syracuse University . 03 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20230116202318/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/East-Azerbaijan.xls . 16 January 2023. 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  5. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 03 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201113123618/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_03.xlsx . Excel . 13 November 2020.