Central District (Meshgin Shahr County) Explained

The Central District of Meshgin Shahr County (fa|بخش مرکزی شهرستان مشگين شهر) is in Ardabil province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Meshginshahr.^[2]

History

In 2012, Meshgin-e Gharbi and Shaban Rural Districts were separated from the district in the formation of Qosabeh District. The village of Qosabeh was elevated to the status of a city.^[3]

In 2019, the village of Alni was elevated to the status of a city.^[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 112,128 in 26,284 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 114,726 people in 30,979 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 107,557 inhabitants living in 32,434 households.^[7]

Administrative divisions

Central District (Meshgin Shahr County) Population

Administrative Divisions	2006	2011	2016
	19,750	18,662	23,699
	15,277	14,185
	10,335	10,624	9,749
	5,470	4,372
Alni (city)
Meshginshahr (city)	61,296	66,883	74,109
Total	112,128	114,726	107,557

See also

Notes and References

1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)). Central District (Meshgin Shahr County). openstreetmap.org (OpenStreetMap). 23 August 2024. 23 August 2024. fa.
2. 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. fa. qavanin.ir. Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran. https://web.archive.org/web/20211023220800/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/98949. Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Habibi. Hassan. 23 October 2021. Approved 21 June 1369. Resolution 93808/T907. c. 2021. 21 February 2024.
3. News: Three new cities were added to the map of the country's divisions; with some changes in the geography of the two provinces of the country. fa. dolat.ir. Secretariat of the Government Information Council. https://web.archive.org/web/20180210235203/https://dolat.ir/detail/212727. 10 February 2018. Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Rahimi. Mohammad Reza. 6 March 2012. 22 November 2023.
4. News: With the approval of the government board Arallu and Alni villages became cities. fa. iribnews.ir. Sada and Sima News Agency. https://web.archive.org/web/20190719175906/http://www.iribnews.ir/fa/news/2477199/روستاهای-آراللو-و-آلنی-تبدیل-به-شهر-شدند. 19 July 2019. Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. 17 July 2019. 26 March 2023.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Ardabil Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 25 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094514/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/24.xls. Excel. 20 September 2011.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Ardabil Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. irandataportal.syr.edu. Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University. https://web.archive.org/web/20230115211527/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Ardabil.xls . 15 January 2023. 19 December 2022. Excel.
7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Ardabil Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 19 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20190322123220/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_24.xlsx. Excel. 22 March 2019.