Marand County
Marand County
Persian: شهرستان مرند | |
|---|---|
 Location of Marand County in East Azerbaijan province (top left, pink) | |
 Location of East Azerbaijan province in Iran | |
| Coordinates: 38°35′N 45°43′E / 38.583°N 45.717°E[1][2] | |
| Country |  Iran |
| Province | East Azerbaijan |
| Capital | Marand |
| Districts | Central, Koshksaray, Yamchi |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 244,971 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Marand County at GEOnet Names Server | |
Marand County (Persian: شهرستان مرند) is in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Marand.[4]
History
[edit]In 2020, Koshksaray Rural District and the city of Koshksaray were separated from the Central District in the formation of Koshksaray District, including the new Yalquz Aghaj Rural District.[5] The village of Dizaj Hoseyn Beyg was converted to a city in 2021.[6]
Demographics
[edit]Population
[edit]At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 229,215 in 59,097 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 239,209 people in 69,471 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 244,971 in 75,711 households. The vast majority are ethnic Azerbaijanis.[3]
Administrative divisions
[edit]Marand County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
| Administrative Divisions | 2006[7] | 2011[8] | 2016[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central District | 201,747 | 211,700 | 217,093 |
| Bonab RD | 9,038 | 10,395 | 10,668 |
| Dowlatabad RD | 13,022 | 12,760 | 12,170 |
| Harzandat-e Gharbi RD | 6,194 | 5,652 | 5,094 |
| Harzandat-e Sharqi RD | 4,527 | 4,022 | 3,389 |
| Koshksaray RD | 22,941 | 23,173 | 23,822 |
| Mishab-e Shomali RD | 14,046 | 13,938 | 14,214 |
| Zonuzaq RD | 3,327 | 2,717 | 2,075 |
| Benab-e Marand (city) | 4,430 | 4,371 | 4,311 |
| Koshksaray (city) | 7,439 | 7,723 | 8,060 |
| Marand (city) | 114,165 | 124,323 | 130,825 |
| Zonuz (city) | 2,618 | 2,626 | 2,465 |
| Koshksaray District[a] | |||
| Koshksaray RD | |||
| Yalquz Aghaj RD[a] | |||
| Dizaj Hoseyn Beyg (city)[b] | |||
| Koshksaray (city) | |||
| Yamchi District | 27,468 | 27,509 | 27,877 |
| Yekanat RD | 4,308 | 3,882 | 3,272 |
| Zu ol Bin RD | 13,840 | 13,795 | 14,213 |
| Yamchi (city) | 9,320 | 9,832 | 10,392 |
| Total | 229,215 | 239,209 | 244,971 |
| RD = Rural District | |||
See also
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Media related to Marand County at Wikimedia Commons
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (4 September 2024). "دهستان هرزندات شرقی, بخش مرکزی [Harzandat-e Sharqi Rural District, Central District], Marand County, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ "HPM8+8MM Chercher, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 17 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.
- ^ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان آذربایجان شرقی به مرکزیت شهر تبریز [Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of East Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Tabriz]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. یبنامهشماره .93808ت907 [Resolution No. 93808T907]. Archived from the original on 4 August 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
- ^ a b Jahangiri, Eshaq (30 December 2020) [مصوب 1399,10,10 (Approval date) 1399/10/10 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصويب نامه در خصوص تقسيمات كشوري در شهرستان مرند استان آذربايجان [Approval letter regarding national divisions in Marand County, Azerbaijan province]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پيشنهاد 162260 [Proposal 162260]. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ a b Jahangiri, Eshaq (25 May 2021) [شماره ۲۴۰۰۱/ت ۵۸۴۰۲هـ- ۱۴۰۰/۳/۴ (No. 24001/T 58402 AH- 4/3/1400) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویبنامه در خصوص تبدیل روستای دیزج حسینبیگ دهستان یالقوز آغاج بخش کشکسرای شهرستان مرند استان آذربایجان شرقی، به شهر [Approval regarding the conversion of the village of Dizaj Hoseyn Beyg, Yalquz Aghaj Rural District, Koshksaray District, Marand County, East Azerbaijan province, into a city]. پژوهشکده حقوقی شهر دانش [Shahr Danesh Law Research Institute] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره ۱۶۸۲۵۴ [Proposal number] 168254. Archived from the original on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 17 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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