Mahabad County Explained

Mahabad County
Native Name:Persian: شهرستان مهاباد
Nickname:سابلاغ
Settlement Type:County
Image Map1:IranWestAzerbaijan-SVG.svg
Map Caption1:Location of West Azerbaijan province in Iran
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:West Azerbaijan
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Mahabad
Parts Type:Districts
Parts Style:para
P1:Central
P2:Khalifan
Area Total Km2:2591
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:236849
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:36.65°N 87°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Mahabad County (Persian: شهرستان مهاباد) is in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Mahabad.[2]

History

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

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 197,441 in 42,493 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 215,529 people in 53,563 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 236,849 in 65,562 households.[5]

Administrative divisions

Mahabad County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Mahabad County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006 2011 2016
Central District 179,697 198,757 222,069
7,899 7,455 7,412
25,643 28,877 30,719
12,831 15,157 15,545
Mahabad (city) 133,324 147,268 168,393
Khalifan District 17,744 16,772 14,780
10,199 8,910 7,801
7,545 6,900 6,230
Khalifan (city) 962 749
Total 197,441 215,529 236,849

Geography

The climate is mountainous with cold winters and temperate summers. Mahabad river flows through the capital.

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Mahabad County . . 6 April 2023 . 6 April 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the country divisions of West Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Urmia . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20231220192713/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113037 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Habibi . Hassan . 7 July 1369 . 20 December 2023 . 20 December 2023.
  3. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 04 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094953/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/04.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
  4. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 04 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230120205939/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/West-Azerbaijan.xls . 20 January 2023. 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  5. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 04 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220830042935/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_04.xlsx . Excel . 30 August 2022.