Takab County Explained

Takab County (fa|شهرستان تکاب) is in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Takab.^[2]

History

After the 2016 National Census, the village of Tazeh Kand-e Nosratabad was elevated to the status of the city of Takht-e Soleyman.^[3]

Demographics

Ethnicity and religion

About 65% of the population of the county are Shia Azerbaijanis and 35% are Sunni Kurds.^[4]

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 81,395 in 17,618 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 78,122 people in 20,184 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 80,556 in 23,482 households.^[7]

Administrative divisions

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

Takab County Population

Administrative Divisions	2006	2011	2016
Central District	58,399	56,564	60,459
	4,265	3,814	3,335
	5,846	4,918	4,242
	4,586	3,792	3,205
Takab (city)	43,702	44,040	49,677
Takht-e Soleyman District	22,996	21,558	20,097
	11,096	10,120	10,259
	3,410	3,325	2,650
	8,490	8,113	7,188
Takht-e Soleyman (city)
Total	81,395	78,122	80,556

See also

Notes and References

1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Takab County. . 28 September 2024. 28 September 2024. fa.
2. Creation and establishment of two counties and several districts and annexation of several villages to Urmia County. 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/20140223223713/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/112504. Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Habibi. Hassan. 23 February 2014. Approved 24 September 1369. Proposal 11490.1.4.42; Notification 113478/T188K. 13 December 2005. 20 December 2023.
3. News: Vahidi announced the change of name of some divisions of West Azerbaijan province. fa. mehrnews.com. Mehr News Agency. https://web.archive.org/web/20230913032316/https://www.mehrnews.com/news/5883375/وحیدی-تغییر-نام-برخی-تقسیمات-استان-آذربایجان-غربی-را-بلاغ-کرد. Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Vahidi. Ahmad. 13 September 2023. 11 September 2023. 28 September 2024.
4. https://pg.um.ac.ir/article_27149_6d52c5df41f1b9614f6bf07f4f753ddb.pdf Mashhad Ferdowsi University: تأثیر هویت مکانی بر توزیع فضایی رأی در حوزه انتخابیه میاندوآب، شاهین‌دژ و تکاب: در شهرستان شاهین دژ نسبت ترکیب جمعیت کرد ۳۰٪ و ترک ۷۰٪ و این ترکیب جمعیت در شهرستان تکاب ۳۵٪ به ۶۵٪ است.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): West Azerbaijan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 25 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094953/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/04.xls. Excel. 20 September 2011.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): West Azerbaijan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. irandataportal.syr.edu. Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University. https://web.archive.org/web/20230120205939/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/West-Azerbaijan.xls. 20 January 2023. 19 December 2022. Excel.
7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): West Azerbaijan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 19 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220830042935/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_04.xlsx. Excel. 30 August 2022.