Sahand, Iran Explained

Official Name:Sahand
Native Name:Persian: سهند
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Iran
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:East Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Osku
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Central
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:82494
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30
Coordinates:37.945°N 46.1136°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]

Sahand (Persian: سهند) is a city in the Central District of Osku County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Sahand's population was 13,610 in 3,922 households, when it was a village in Sahand Rural District.[2] The following census in 2011 counted 24,704 people in 7,342 households,[3] by which time the village had been elevated to the status of a city. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 82,494 people in 25,802 households.[4]

Sahand is a satellite city located in Osku County. It is designed to accommodate the overflow of the Tabriz metropolitan area's increasing population. The main campus of Sahand University of Technology is located in the southeastern part of the city.

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Sahand, Osku County . . 4 April 2023 . 4 April 2023 . fa.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.