Torkamanchay County Explained

Torkamanchay County should not be confused with Torkaman County.

Torkamanchay County
Native Name:fa|شهرستان ترکمانچای
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:Torkamanchay
Parts Type:Districts
Parts Style:para
P1:Central
P2:Sowmaeh
Coordinates:37.5458°N 47.3919°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Torkamanchay County (fa|شهرستان ترکمانچای) is in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Torkamanchay,[2] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 7,443 people in 2,366 households.[3]

History

The city of Torkamanchay is where the Treaty of Turkmenchay was signed by Russia and Iran in 1828.After the 2016 National Census, Torkamanchay District was separated from Mianeh County in the establishment of Torkamanchay County, which was divided into two districts and five rural districts, with Torkamanchay as its capital and only city.[2]

Demographics

Administrative divisions

Torkamanchay County's administrative structure is shown in the following table.

Torkamanchay County
Administrative Divisions
Central District
Barvanan-e Gharbi RD
Barvanan-e Markazi RD
Owch Tappeh-ye Gharbi RD
Torkamanchay (city)
Sowmaeh District
Barvanan-e Sharqi RD
Gavineh Rud RD

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Torkamanchay County. . 7 September 2024. 7 September 2024. fa.
  2. Letter of approval regarding country divisions in East Azarbaijan province. fa. sdil.ac.ir. Shahr Danesh Legal Research Institute. https://web.archive.org/web/20240901192142/https://sdil.ac.ir/مصوبات-هیأت-دولت-دهه-دوم-اردیبهشت-۱۴%DB%B0۳/. Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Mokhbar. Mohammad. 1 September 2024. Approved 2 August 1403. Notification 18807/T60375AH. 22 June 2024. 1 September 2024.
  3. 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.