Abyek County

Abyek County (Persian: شهرستان آبیک) is in Qazvin province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Abyek.

For the city, see Abyek.

Abyek County
Persian: شهرستان آبیک
County
Location of Abyek County in Qazvin province (right, green)
Location of Abyek County in Qazvin province (right, green)
Location of Qazvin province in Iran
Location of Qazvin province in Iran
Coordinates: 36°06′N 50°23′E[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceQazvin
CapitalAbyek
DistrictsCentral, Basharyat
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total94,536
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Abyek County at GEOnet Names Server

At the 2006 census, the county's population was 89,334 in 23,132 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 93,844 people in 26,944 households.[4] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 94,536 in 29,234 households.[2] The majority of the people of Abyek County are Azerbaijani Turks.[5] [6]

Administrative divisions

The population history of Abyek County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses is shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, five rural districts, and two cities.[2]

Abyek County Population
Administrative Divisions2006[3]2011[4]2016[2]
Central District68,35075,99378,157
Kuhpayeh-e Gharbi Rural District4,1572,7983,066
Kuhpayeh-e Sharqi Rural District4,9365,6684,614
Ziaran Rural District12,02411,74810,370
Abyek (city)47,23355,77960,107
Qeshlaq (city)1
Ziaran (city)1
Basharyat District20,98417,85116,379
Basharyat-e Gharbi Rural District10,5568,3067,549
Basharyat-e Sharqi Rural District7,2826,1935,682
Khak-e Ali (city)3,1463,3523,148
Total89,33493,84494,536
1Became a city after the 2016 census[7]
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References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (13 May 2023). "Abyek County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 26. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 26. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  4. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 26. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. Fars news agency
  6. "Abeikis". Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  7. Jahangiri, Ishaq (17 November 2019). "Approval letter regarding the conversion of Ziaran village in the center of Ziaran Rural District in the Central District of Abyek County of Qazvin province into a city". DOTIC (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 13 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
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