Shahin Dezh County
Shahin Dezh County
Persian: شهرستان شاهیندژ | |
|---|---|
Bibi Kand Stone Tombs Complex 2 | |
Location of Shahin Dezh County in West Azerbaijan province (bottom right, green) | |
Location of West Azerbaijan province in Iran | |
| Coordinates: 36°39′N 46°35′E / 36.650°N 46.583°E[1][2] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | West Azerbaijan |
| Established | 1990[3] |
| Capital | Shahin Dezh |
| Districts | Central, Keshavarz |
| Population (2016)[4] | |
• Total | 92,456 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Shahin Dezh County can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "9205912" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database". | |
Shahin Dezh County (Persian: شهرستان شاهیندژ)[a] is in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Shahin Dezh.[3]
Demographics
Ethnicity and religion
About 70% of the population of the county are Shia Azerbaijanis and 30% are Sunni Kurds.[5]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 89,356 in 20,911 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 91,113 people in 24,572 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 92,456 in 27,669 households.[4]
Administrative divisions
Shahin Dezh County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
| Administrative Divisions | 2006[6] | 2011[7] | 2016[4] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central District | 68,286 | 71,081 | 73,179 |
| Hulasu RD | 12,396 | 10,606 | 9,182 |
| Mahmudabad RD | 7,899 | 8,220 | 7,755 |
| Safa Khaneh RD | 7,970 | 7,179 | 6,245 |
| Mahmudabad (city) | 5,817 | 6,680 | 6,866 |
| Shahin Dezh (city) | 34,204 | 38,396 | 43,131 |
| Keshavarz District | 21,070 | 20,032 | 19,277 |
| Chaharduli RD | 6,353 | 5,470 | 4,986 |
| Keshavarz RD | 11,179 | 10,658 | 10,153 |
| Keshavarz (city) | 3,538 | 3,904 | 4,138 |
| Total | 89,356 | 91,113 | 92,456 |
| RD = Rural District | |||
See also
Media related to Shahin Dezh County at Wikimedia Commons
Notes
- ^ South Azerbaijani: صائین قالا بؤلگهسی
References
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (28 September 2024). "دهستان هولاسو, بخش مرکزی شهرستان شاهین دژ [Hulasu Rural District, Central District of Shahin Dezh County], Shahin Dezh County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ "MH2M+284 Shahin Dej, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
- ^ a b Habibi, Hassan (28 November 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/09/07 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تأسیس 2 شهرستان و چند بخش و الحاق چند روستا به شهرستان ارومیه [Creation and establishment of two counties and several districts and annexation of several villages to Urmia County]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 19BAFAB0-4073-4EFB-B10D-4D07F08734E8. شماره دوره [Course number] 69. Archived from the original on 1 October 2025. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ^ a b c سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: West Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.