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 |
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See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Khosrowshah District (Tabriz County) . . 5 April 2023 . 5 April 2023 . fa.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
