Zanjan County Explained
Zanjan County should not be confused with Zanjan province.
| Zanjan County |
| Native Name: | Persian: شهرستان زنجان |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Image Map1: | IranZanjan-SVG.svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Zanjan province in Iran |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Zanjan |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Zanjan |
| Parts Type: | Districts |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | Central |
| P2: | Qareh Poshtelu |
| P3: | Zanjanrud |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 521302 |
| Coordinates: | 36.85°N 58°W |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Zanjan County (Persian: شهرستان زنجان) is in Zanjan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Zanjan.[2]
History
After the 2006 National Census, the village of Armaghankhaneh was elevated to the status of a city.[3] After the 2011 census, the village of Nik Pey became a city,[4] and Soharin Rural District was created in Qareh Poshtelu District.[5]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 442,728 in 113,883 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 486,495 people in 137,832 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 521,302 in 159,020 households.[8]
Administrative divisions
Zanjan County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
Zanjan County Population| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|
| Central District | 395,149 | 442,924 | 482,025 |
| 11,782 | 13,665 | 14,146 |
| 8,586 | 8,442 | 7,133 |
| 12,448 | 12,247 | 10,195 |
| 5,284 | 4,632 | 3,530 |
| 3,336 | 3,555 | 2,578 |
| 11,912 | 13,532 | 13,572 |
| Zanjan (city) | 341,801 | 386,851 | 430,871 |
| Qareh Poshtelu District | 17,153 | 16,516 | 15,969 |
| 13,915 | 11,917 | 5,147 |
| 3,238 | 2,654 | 2,324 |
| | | 6,349 |
| Armaghankhaneh (city) | | 1,945 | 2,149 |
| Zanjanrud District | 30,426 | 27,055 | 23,307 |
| 4,379 | 4,162 | 4,033 |
| 4,732 | 4,178 | 3,797 |
| 9,629 | 8,413 | 6,674 |
| 11,686 | 10,302 | 8,348 |
| Nik Pey (city) | | | 455 |
| Total | 442,728 | 486,495 | 521,302 |
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See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Zanjan County . . 2 March 2024 . 2 March 2024 . fa.
- Web site: Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of elements and units of country divisions of Zanjan province, centered in Zanjan city . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20231216213100/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113027 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Habibi . Hassan . 16 December 2023 . 7 July 1369 . 16 December 2023.
- Web site: Approval letter regarding the transformation of Armaghankhaneh village, the center of Qareh Poshtelu District, Zanjan County, into a 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/20131202022520/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/135788 . Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission . Davodi . Parviz . 2 December 2013 . 21 November 1387 . 16 December 2023.
- Web site: Approval letter regarding the conversion of Nik Pey village, the center of Zanjanrud District, from the functions of Zanjan County in Zanjan province, to a city . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20231216215412/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/793117 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Rahimi . Mohammadreza . 16 December 2023 . 14 April 2013 . 16 December 2023.
- Web site: Six new cities and towns were added to the map of country divisions . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714151003/http://www.dolat.ir/NSite/FullStory/News/?Serv=1&Id=229584 . 14 July 2014 . DOLAT . Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers . Rahimi . Mohammad Reza . fa . 7 May 2013 . 17 March 2023.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 19 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920091748/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/19.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 19 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230121160421/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Zanjan.xls . 21 January 2023. 19 December 2022 . Excel.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 19 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220427114852/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_19.xlsx . Excel . 27 April 2022.
