Abyek County
Abyek County (Persian: شهرستان آبیک) is in Qazvin province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Abyek.
Abyek County
Persian: شهرستان آبیک | |
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County | |
![]() Location of Abyek County in Qazvin province (right, green) | |
![]() Location of Qazvin province in Iran | |
Coordinates: 36°06′N 50°23′E[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Qazvin |
Capital | Abyek |
Districts | Central, Basharyat |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 94,536 |
Time zone | UTC+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]
Administrative Divisions | 2006[3] | 2011[4] | 2016[2] |
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Central District | 68,350 | 75,993 | 78,157 |
Kuhpayeh-e Gharbi Rural District | 4,157 | 2,798 | 3,066 |
Kuhpayeh-e Sharqi Rural District | 4,936 | 5,668 | 4,614 |
Ziaran Rural District | 12,024 | 11,748 | 10,370 |
Abyek (city) | 47,233 | 55,779 | 60,107 |
Qeshlaq (city)1 | |||
Ziaran (city)1 | |||
Basharyat District | 20,984 | 17,851 | 16,379 |
Basharyat-e Gharbi Rural District | 10,556 | 8,306 | 7,549 |
Basharyat-e Sharqi Rural District | 7,282 | 6,193 | 5,682 |
Khak-e Ali (city) | 3,146 | 3,352 | 3,148 |
Total | 89,334 | 93,844 | 94,536 |
1Became a city after the 2016 census[7] |

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References
- OpenStreetMap contributors (13 May 2023). "Abyek County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- Fars news agency
- "Abeikis". Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- 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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