Mianeh County (Iran) Explained

Mianeh County
Native Name:fa|شهرستان میانه
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:Mianeh
Parts Type:Districts
Parts Style:para
P1:Central
P2:Kaghazkonan
P3:Kandovan
P4:Torkamanchay
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:182848
Coordinates:37.4833°N 95°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Mianeh County (fa|شهرستان میانه),[2] is in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Mianeh.[3]

History

The city of Torkamanchay is where the Treaty of Turkmenchay was signed by Russia and Iran in 1828.

After the 2011 National Census, the village of Achachi was elevated to the status of a city.[4]

In April 2024, Torkamanchay District was separated from the county in the establishment of Torkamanchay County.[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 187,870 in 46,469 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 185,806 people in 52,630 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 182,848 in 57,665 households.[8]

Administrative divisions

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

Mianeh County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006 2011 2016
Central District 126,668 130,079 129,600
8,205 6,331 5,394
5,121 4,107 3,553
5,825 5,209 4,402
2,636 2,026 1,843
12,166 11,920 7,372
2,958 2,673 2,617
2,372 2,308 1,799
Achachi (city) 3,647
Mianeh (city) 87,385 95,505 98,973
Kaghazkonan District 11,101 9,366 10,729
2,186 1,930 2,038
3,818 2,959 3,216
3,274 2,744 2,573
Aqkand (city) 1,823 1,733 2,902
Kandovan District 24,820 23,637 21,131
7,584 6,645 5,446
8,444 8,487 7,857
6,923 6,099 5,797
Tark (city) 1,869 2,406 2,031
Torkamanchay District 25,281 22,724 21,387
5,679 4,472 4,132
2,174 1,606 1,721
8,304 7,400 6,356
2,690 2,152 1,735
Torkamanchay (city) 6,434 7,094 7,443
Total 187,870 185,806 182,848

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Mianeh County. . 5 September 2024. 5 September 2024. fa.
  2. BGN Standard without diacritics. "Geonames" United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Letter of approval regarding country divisions in East Azarbaijan province. fa. sdil.ac.ir. Shahr Danesh Legal Research Institute. https://web.archive.org/web/20240901192142/https://sdil.ac.ir/مصوبات-هیأت-دولت-دهه-دوم-اردیبهشت-۱۴%DB%B0۳/. Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Mokhbar. Mohammad. 1 September 2024. Approved 2 August 1403. Notification 18807/T60375AH. 22 June 2024. 1 September 2024.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.