Shahin Dezh County Explained
Shahin Dezh County should not be confused with Shahin Shahr and Meymeh County.
| Shahin Dezh County |
| Native Name: | fa|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 (fa|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 |
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See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Shahin Dezh County. . 28 September 2024. 28 September 2024. fa.
- Creation and establishment of two counties and several districts and annexation of several villages to Urmia County. 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/20140223223713/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/112504. Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Habibi. Hassan. 23 February 2014. Approved 24 September 1369. Proposal 11490.1.4.42; Notification 113478/T188K. 13 December 2005. 20 December 2023.
- 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.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): West Azerbaijan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 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.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): West Azerbaijan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. irandataportal.syr.edu. Iran Data Portal, 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.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): West Azerbaijan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 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.
