Hurand County Explained

Hurand County
Native Name:Persian: شهرستان هوراند
Settlement Type:County
Image Map1:IranEastAzerbaijan-SVG.svg
Map Caption1:Location of East Azerbaijan province in Iran
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:East Azerbaijan
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Hurand
Parts Type:Districts
Parts Style:para
P1:Central
P2:Chahardangeh
Coordinates:38.8667°N 69°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Hurand County (Persian: شهرستان هوراند) is in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Hurand,[2] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 4,658 in 1,352 households.[3]

History

After the 2016 National Census, the former Hurand District was separated from Ahar County in the establishment of Hurand County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Hurand as its capital and only city.[2]

Demographics

Administrative divisions

Hurand County's administrative structure is shown in the following table.

Hurand County
Administrative Divisions
Central District
Dikleh RD
Dodangeh RD
Hurand (city)
Chahardangeh District
Chahardangeh-ye Jonubi RD
Chahardangeh-ye Shomali RD

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Hurand County . . 23 February 2024 . 23 February 2024 . fa.
  2. Web site: Approval letter regarding reforms and divisional changes in East Azerbaijan province . fa . Islamic Council Research Center . https://web.archive.org/web/20211006182927/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/1086477 . 6 October 2021 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Jahangiri . Ishaq . 6 November 2018 . 3 December 2023.
  3. 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.