Ajab Shir County Explained
| Ajab Shir County |
| Native Name: | fa|شهرستان عجب شیر |
| 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: | Ajab Shir |
| Parts Type: | Districts |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | Central |
| P2: | Qaleh Chay |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 70852 |
| Coordinates: | 37.4833°N 99°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Ajab Shir County (fa|شهرستان عجب شیر) is in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Ajab Shir.[2]
History
After the 2011 National Census, the village of Javan Qaleh was elevated to the status of a city.[3]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 65,741 in 16,039 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 66,746 people in 18,097 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 70,852 in 20,608 households.[6]
Administrative divisions
Ajab Shir County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
Ajab Shir County Population| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|
| Central District | 47,017 | 49,967 | 53,845 |
| 12,347 | 15,857 | 12,748 |
| 8,435 | 7,830 | 7,491 |
| Ajab Shir (city) | 26,235 | 26,280 | 33,606 |
| Qaleh Chay District | 18,724 | 16,779 | 17,007 |
| 8,914 | 7,589 | 6,839 |
| 9,810 | 9,190 | 9,468 |
| Javan Qaleh (city) | | | 700 |
| Total | 65,741 | 66,746 | 70,852 |
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See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Ajab Shir County. . 1 September 2024. 1 September 2024. fa.
- Approval letter regarding the establishment of Ajab Shir County. fa. rc.majlis.ir. Islamic Parliament Research Center. https://web.archive.org/web/20111203211717/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/121756. 3 December 2011. Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Habibi. Hassan. 4 December 2023. c. 2011. Approved 27 April 1380. Proposal 1.4.42.64300.
- Approval letter regarding reforms of country divisions in East Azerbaijan province. fa. rc.majlis.ir. Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users. https://web.archive.org/web/20140306123942/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/867263. 6 March 2014. Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Jahangiri. Ishaq. 21 February 2024. c. 2014. Approved 15 August 1392. 137703/T49387AH.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): East Azerbaijan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 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.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): East Azerbaijan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu. Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University. 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.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): East Azerbaijan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 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.
