Varzaqan County Explained

Varzaqan County
Native Name:Persian: شهرستان ورزقان
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:Varzaqan
Parts Type:Districts
Parts Style:para
P1:Central
P2:Kharvana
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:52650
Coordinates:38.5833°N 74°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Varzaqan County (Persian: شهرستان ورزقان) is in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Varzaqan.[2]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 46,833 in 10,766 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 45,708 people in 12,228 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 52,650 in 16,273 households.[5]

Administrative divisions

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

Varzaqan County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006 2011 2016
Central District 33,955 34,213 35,897
3,000 2,896 3,059
14,203 14,184 15,851
6,654 6,331 6,143
6,549 5,417 5,496
Varzaqan (city) 3,549 5,385 5,348
Kharvana District 12,878 11,495 16,753
4,296 4,068 4,855
2,632 2,417 4,091
4,308 3,637 4,454
Kharvana (city) 1,642 1,373 3,353
Total 46,833 45,708 52,650

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Varzaqan County . . 26 February 2024 . 26 February 2024 . fa.
  2. Web site: Approval letter regarding the abstraction of Varzaqan and Kharvana Districts from Ahar County and its transformation into Arsbaran County . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center . https://web.archive.org/web/20130614031725/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/121377 . 14 June 2013 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Aref . Mohammad Reza . 6 December 2023.
  3. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 03 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 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.
  4. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . Syracuse University . 03 . 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.
  5. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 03 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 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.