Maragheh County

Maragheh County
Persian: شهرستان مراغه
Handmade caves in the village of Ozbak
Location of Ahar County in East Azerbaijan province (bottom left, yellow)
Location of East Azerbaijan province in Iran
Coordinates: 37°23′N 46°27′E / 37.383°N 46.450°E / 37.383; 46.450[1][2]
Country Iran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CapitalMaragheh
DistrictsCentral, Saraju
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
262,604
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Maragheh County (Persian: شهرستان مراغه) is in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Maragheh.[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 227,635 in 57,612 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 247,681 people in 70,842 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 262,604 in 80,261 households.[3]

Administrative divisions

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

Maragheh County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[5] 2011[6] 2016[3]
Central District 205,137 226,310 240,972
Qareh Naz RD 14,491 15,720 15,602
Sarajuy-ye Gharbi RD 21,577 23,836 24,465
Sarajuy-ye Shomali RD 22,664 24,479 25,650
Maragheh (city) 146,405 162,275 175,255
Saraju District 22,498 21,371 21,631
Quri Chay-ye Gharbi RD 4,382 4,023 3,641
Sarajuy-ye Jonubi RD 2,961 3,224 2,957
Sarajuy-ye Sharqi RD 13,697 12,540 13,209
Khodaju (city)[a] 1,458 1,584 1,824
Total 227,635 247,681 262,604
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Maragheh County at Wikimedia Commons

Iran portal

Notes

  1. ^ Formerly Kharaju[7]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (4 September 2024). "دهستان سراجوی شمالی [Sarajuy-ye Shomali Rural District], Maragheh Central District, Maragheh County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  2. ^ "9CMX+8XQ Shalilvand, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  3. ^ a b c سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ^ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان آذربایجان شرقی به مرکزیت شهر تبریز [‌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]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. یب‌نامه‌شماره .93808ت907 [Resolution No. 93808T907]. Archived from the original on 4 August 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  5. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: East Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. ^ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (30 January 2011) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1389/11/10 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. اصلاحات و تغییرات تقسیمات کشوری در استان آذربایجان شرقی [‌Reforms and changes in national divisions in East Azerbaijan province]. مهدی داودآبادی [Mehdi Davudabadi] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره 66015/42/04/1 [Proposal No. 66015/42/04/1]. Archived from the original on 12 September 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025.