Mianeh County (Iran)

Mianeh County
Persian: شهرستان میانه
Landscape near the village of Qomqan
Location of Mianeh County in East Azerbaijan province (bottom right, pink)
Location of East Azerbaijan province in Iran
Coordinates: 37°29′N 47°48′E / 37.483°N 47.800°E / 37.483; 47.800[1][2]
Country Iran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CapitalMianeh
DistrictsCentral, Kaghazkonan, Kandovan
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
182,848
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Mianeh County (Iran) at GEOnet Names Server

Miyaneh County[4][a] is located in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Mianeh.[5]

History

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

The village of Achachi was converted a city in 2013.[7] In 2024, Torkamanchay District[c] was separated from the county in the establishment of Torkamanchay County and renamed the Central District.[6]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 187,870 in 46,469 households.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 185,806 people in 52,630 households.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 182,848 in 57,665 households.[3]

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[8] 2011[9] 2016[3]
Central District 126,668 130,079 129,600
Garmeh-ye Jonubi RD 8,205 6,331 5,394
Kolah Boz-e Gharbi RD 5,121 4,107 3,553
Kolah Boz-e Sharqi RD 5,825 5,209 4,402
Owch Tappeh-ye Sharqi RD 2,636 2,026 1,843
Qaflankuh-e Gharbi RD 12,166 11,920 7,372
Qezel Uzan RD 2,958 2,673 2,617
Sheykhdarabad RD 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
Kaghazkonan-e Markazi RD 2,186 1,930 2,038
Kaghazkonan-e Shomali RD 3,818 2,959 3,216
Qaflankuh-e Sharqi RD 3,274 2,744 2,573
Aqkand (city) 1,823 1,733 2,902
Kandovan District 24,820 23,637 21,131
Garmeh-ye Shomali RD 7,584 6,645 5,446
Kandovan RD 8,444 8,487 7,857
Tirchai RD 6,923 6,099 5,797
Tark (city) 1,869 2,406 2,031
Torkamanchay District[d] 25,281 22,724 21,387
Barvanan-e Gharbi RD 5,679 4,472 4,132
Barvanan-e Markazi RD 2,174 1,606 1,721
Barvanan-e Sharqi RD 8,304 7,400 6,356
Owch Tappeh-ye Gharbi RD 2,690 2,152 1,735
Torkamanchay (city) 6,434 7,094 7,443
Total 187,870 185,806 182,848
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Mianeh County at Wikimedia Commons

Iran portal

Notes

  1. ^ Persian: شهرستان میانه, romanizedShahrestân-e Miyâne
  2. ^ Now the capital of Torkamanchay County[6]
  3. ^ Renamed the Central District of Torkamanchay County[6]
  4. ^ Transferred to Torkamanchay County after the 2016 census and renamed the Central District of Torkamanchay County[6]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (5 September 2024). "دهستان گرمه جنوبی, بخش مرکزی [Garmeh-ye Jonubi Rural District, Central District], Mianeh County, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  2. ^ "FRM2+82J Ali Qeshlaqi, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 18 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. ^ BGN Standard without diacritics. "Geonames" Archived 2008-05-22 at the Wayback Machine United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ a b c d Mokhber, Mohammad (27 April 2024) [شماره ۱۸۸۰۷/ت ۶۰۳۷۵ هـ ـ ۱۴۰۳/۲/۸ (18807/T 60375 AH - 1403/02/8) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب‌نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری در استان آذربایجان شرقی [‌Resolution on the national divisions in East Azerbaijan province]. پژوهشکده حقوقی شهر دانش [Shahr Danesh Law Research Institute] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. منتشره در روزنامه رسمی شماره 23046-1403/02/20 Published in the Official Gazette No. 23046-1403/02/20. Archived from the original on 1 September 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  7. ^ Jahangiri, Eshaq (3 November 2013) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1392/08/12 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه در خصوص اصلاحات تقسیمات کشوری در استان آذربایجان شرقی [‌Approval letter regarding the reforms of national divisions in East Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شماره ابلاغیه ۱۳۷۷۰۳/ت ۴۹۳۸۷هـ [Notification number 137703/T 49387 AH]. Archived from the original on 5 September 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.