Shahin Dezh County Explained

Shahin Dezh County should not be confused with Shahin Shahr and Meymeh County.

Shahin Dezh County
Native Name:Persian: شهرستان شاهین‌دژ
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:Shahin Dezh
Parts Type:Districts
Parts Style:para
P1:Central
P2:Keshavarz
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:92456
Coordinates:36.65°N 81°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

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

Demographics

Ethnicity and religion

About 70% of the population of the county are Shia Azerbaijanis and 30% are Sunni Kurds.[3]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 89,356 in 20,911 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 91,113 people in 24,572 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 92,456 in 27,669 households.[6]

Administrative divisions

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

Shahin Dezh County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006 2011 2016
Central District 68,286 71,081 73,179
12,396 10,606 9,182
7,899 8,220 7,755
7,970 7,179 6,245
Mahmudabad (city) 5,817 6,680 6,866
Shahin Dezh (city) 34,204 38,396 43,131
Keshavarz District 21,070 20,032 19,277
6,353 5,470 4,986
11,179 10,658 10,153
Keshavarz (city) 3,538 3,904 4,138
Total 89,356 91,113 92,456

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Shahin Dezh County . . 19 February 2024 . 19 February 2024 . fa.
  2. Web site: Creation and establishment of two cities and several districts and annexation of several villages to Urmia city . fa . Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users . https://web.archive.org/web/20140223223713/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/112504 . Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board . Habibi . Hassan . 23 February 2014 . 24 September 1369 . 20 December 2023.
  3. https://pg.um.ac.ir/article_27149_6d52c5df41f1b9614f6bf07f4f753ddb.pdf Mashhad Ferdowsi University: تأثیر هویت مکانی بر توزیع فضایی رأی در حوزه انتخابیه میاندوآب، شاهین‌دژ و تکاب: در شهرستان شاهین دژ نسبت ترکیب جمعیت کرد ۳۰٪ و ترک ۷۰٪ و این ترکیب جمعیت در شهرستان تکاب ۳۵٪ به ۶۵٪ است.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.