Shabestar County Explained
| Shabestar County |
| Native Name: | fa|شهرستان شبستر |
| 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: | Shabestar |
| Parts Type: | Districts |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | Central |
| P2: | Sufian |
| P3: | Tasuj |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 135421 |
| Coordinates: | 38.2333°N 88°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Shabestar County (fa|شهرستان شبستر) is in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Shabestar.[2]
History
In 2024, the village of Nazarlu was elevated to the status of a city.[3]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 121,787 in 33,255 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 124,499 people in 37,358 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 135,421 in 43,982 households.[6]
Administrative divisions
Shabestar County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
Shabestar County Population| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|
| Central District | 64,312 | 70,218 | 78,933 |
| 7,189 | 9,065 | 10,136 |
| 5,276 | 6,357 | 5,579 |
| 9,829 | 10,899 | 9,734 |
| Khamaneh (city) | 2,750 | 2,541 | 3,056 |
| Kuzeh Kanan (city) | 3,524 | 3,274 | 4,730 |
| Shabestar (city) | 13,857 | 15,663 | 22,181 |
| Sharafkhaneh (city) | 3,872 | 3,585 | 4,244 |
| Shendabad (city) | 8,797 | 9,034 | 8,489 |
| Sis (city) | 5,127 | 5,502 | 6,106 |
| Vayqan (city) | 4,091 | 4,298 | 4,678 |
| Sufian District | 38,767 | 36,235 | 37,646 |
| 7,921 | 7,630 | 7,877 |
| 10,276 | 8,563 | 8,648 |
| 11,837 | 10,916 | 11,158 |
| Nazarlu (city) | | | |
| Sufian (city) | 8,733 | 9,126 | 9,963 |
| Tasuj District | 18,708 | 18,046 | 18,842 |
| 3,509 | 3,171 | 2,981 |
| 7,867 | 7,505 | 8,339 |
| Tasuj (city) | 7,332 | 7,370 | 7,522 |
| Total | 121,787 | 124,499 | 135,421 |
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Publications
International Journal of Forest, Soil and Erosion has been published as a peer-reviewed journal in Shabestar city since November 2011.
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Shabestar County. . 6 September 2024. 6 September 2024. fa.
- Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the country divisions of East Azerbaijan province centered on the city of Tabriz. fa. rc.majlis.ir. Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users. https://web.archive.org/web/20130804122525/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/113028. 4 August 2013. Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Habibi. c. 2013. Approved 21 June 1369. Hassan. Notification 8284/2T142K. 4 December 2023.
- News: The village of Nazarlu in Shabestar County became the city of East Azerbaijan Tabriz. fa. yjc.ir. Young Journalists Club. https://web.archive.org/web/20240430044721/https://www.yjc.ir/fa/news/8720544/روستای-نظرلو-در-شهرستان-شبستر-به-شهر-تبدیل-شد. 30 April 2024. 26 April 2024. 6 September 2024.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): East Azerbaijan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 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.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): East Azerbaijan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu. Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University. 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.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): East Azerbaijan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 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.
