Ajab Shir County
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Ajab Shir County
Persian: شهرستان عجب شیر | |
|---|---|
 Location of Ajab Shir County in East Azerbaijan province (center left, green) | |
 Location of East Azerbaijan province in Iran | |
| Coordinates: 37°29′N 45°54′E / 37.483°N 45.900°E[1][2] | |
| Country |  Iran |
| Province | East Azerbaijan |
| Established | 2001[3] |
| Capital | Ajab Shir |
| Districts | Central, Qaleh Chay |
| Population (2016)[4] | |
• Total | 70,852 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Ajab Shir County at GEOnet Names Server | |
Ajab Shir County (Persian: شهرستان عجب شیر) is in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Ajab Shir.[3]
History
[edit]The village of Javan Qaleh was converted to a city in 2013.[5]
Demographics
[edit]Population
[edit]At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 65,741 in 16,039 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 66,746 people in 18,097 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 70,852 in 20,608 households.[4]
Administrative divisions
[edit]Ajab Shir County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
| Administrative Divisions | 2006[6] | 2011[7] | 2016[4] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central District | 47,017 | 49,967 | 53,845 |
| Dizajrud-e Gharbi RD | 12,347 | 15,857 | 12,748 |
| Khezerlu RD | 8,435 | 7,830 | 7,491 |
| Ajab Shir (city) | 26,235 | 26,280 | 33,606 |
| Qaleh Chay District | 18,724 | 16,779 | 17,007 |
| Dizajrud-e Sharqi RD | 8,914 | 7,589 | 6,839 |
| Kuhestan RD | 9,810 | 9,190 | 9,468 |
| Javan Qaleh (city) | 700 | ||
| Total | 65,741 | 66,746 | 70,852 |
| RD = Rural District | |||
See also
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Media related to Ajab Shir County at Wikimedia Commons
References
[edit]- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (1 September 2024). "دهستان دیزجرودغربی, بخش مرکزی [Dizajrud-e Gharbi Rural District, Central District], Ajab Shir County, 55416-37696, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "FWM2+82J Ajabshir, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ a b Habibi, Hassan (18 July 2001) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1380/04/27 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه راجع به ایجاد و تأسیس شهرستان عجب شیر [Resolution on the creation and establishment of Ajab Shir County]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] A96926D9-E4C7-4A81-8519-C7F0EDB2BB9C. شماره دوره [Course number] 80. Archived from the original on 5 September 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ a b c سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Jahangiri, Eshaq (3 November 2013) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1392/08/12 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه در خصوص اصلاحات تقسیمات کشوری در استان آذربایجان شرقی [Approval letter regarding the reforms of national divisions in East Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شماره ابلاغیه ۱۳۷۷۰۳/ت ۴۹۳۸۷هـ [Notification number 137703/T 49387 AH]. Archived from the original on 5 September 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: East Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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