Khosrowshah District Explained

Khosrowshah District
Native Name:Persian: بخش خسروشاه
Settlement Type:District
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Khosrowshah
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates:37.9942°N 46.0128°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:East Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Tabriz
Population Total:48663
Population As Of:2016
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Khosrowshah District (Persian: بخش خسروشاه) is in Tabriz County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Khosrowshah.[2]

Etymology

The district got its name from Khusrau Shah, king of the Justanids during the 10th century. The words "Khosrow" and "Shah" are both Persian words that mean "king."

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 36,002 in 9,276 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 38,226 people in 11,279 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 48,663 inhabitants in 15,054 households.[5]

Administrative divisions

Khosrowshah District Population
Administrative Divisions 2006 2011 2016
14,052 15,768 16,290
9,156 10,011 10,401
Khosrowshah (city) 12,794 12,447 21,972
Total 36,002 38,226 48,663

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Khosrowshah District (Tabriz County) . . 5 April 2023 . 5 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.