Parsabad County

Parsabad County
Persian: شهرستان پارس‌آباد
Parsabad Islamic Azad University
Location of Parsabad County in Ardabil province (top, yellow)
Location of Ardabil province in Iran
Coordinates: 39°33′N 47°53′E / 39.550°N 47.883°E / 39.550; 47.883[1][2]
Country Iran
ProvinceArdabil
Established1991[3]
CapitalParsabad
DistrictsCentral, Eslamabad, Tazeh Kand
Area
 • Total
814 km2 (314 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
177,601
 • Density220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Parsabad County at GEOnet Names Server

Parsabad County (Persian: شهرستان پارس‌آباد) is in Ardabil province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Parsabad.[3]

History

In 2008, the village of Tazeh Kand-e Qadim was converted to a city[5] and later renamed Moghansar.[6] In 2012, villages were separated from Qeshlaq-e Shomali Rural District[a] of the Central District in the formation of Eslamabad District, which was divided into the new Eslamabad and Shahrak Rural Districts. At the same time, the village of Eslamabad became a city.[7]

Aslan Duz District was separated from the county in the establishment of Aslan Duz County in 2019,[8] and the village of Owltan rose to city status in 2021.[9]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 164,576 in 34,456 households.[10] The following census in 2011 counted 173,182 people in 44,035 households.[11] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 177,601 in 50,083 households.[4]

Administrative divisions

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

Parsabad County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[10] 2011[11] 2016[4]
Central District 122,923 131,395 118,144
Owltan RD[b] 23,821 24,296 9,261
Savalan RD 17,320 18,175 15,496
Owltan (city)[c]
Parsabad (city) 81,782 88,924 93,387
Aslan Duz District[d] 27,418 27,583 32,506
Aslan Duz RD[e] 15,324 16,116 17,709
Qeshlaq-e Gharbi RD 8,184 6,910 8,449
Aslan Duz (city) 3,910 4,557 6,348
Eslamabad District 13,944
Eslamabad RD 4,218
Shahrak RD 6,658
Eslamabad (city)[f] 3,068
Tazeh Kand District 14,235 14,204 13,006
Mahmudabad RD[g] 5,579 5,525 4,615
Tazeh Kand RD 8,656 5,881 5,816
Moghansar (city)[h] 2,798 2,575
Total 164,576 173,182 177,601
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Parsabad County at Wikimedia Commons

Iran portal

Notes

References

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