| Shabestar County | |
| Native Name: | Persian: 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 (Persian: شهرستان شبستر) is in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Shabestar.[2]
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 121,787 in 33,255 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 124,499 people in 37,358 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 135,421 in 43,982 households.[5]
Shabestar County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |
International Journal of Forest, Soil and Erosion has been published as a peer-reviewed journal in Shabestar city since November 2011.