Malekan County

Malekan County

Persian: شهرستان ملکان
Malekan County Persian: شهرستان ملکان
County
	Location of Malekan County in East Azerbaijan province
	Location of East Azerbaijan province in Iran
	Coordinates: 37°06′N 46°12′E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	East Azerbaijan
Capital	Malekan
Districts	Central, Leylan
Population (2016)
• Total	111,319
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
	Malekan County can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "9205879" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

Malekan County (Persian: شهرستان ملکان) is in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Malekan.

At the 2006 census, the county's population was 100,366 in 24,823 households.[2] The following census in 2011 counted 106,118 people in 29,686 households.[3] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 111,319 in 33,598 households.[4] The county is one of the most productive regions for grapes in Iran.

Etymology

The word Malekan is derived from Malek Kandi, "the village of the king." However, there are various theories pertaining to the origin of the name "Malekan Kandi." The first theory is that because the grounds are owned by "GAJAR" government, the city has been named after the founder and the king of the government. The second theory holds that because there have been several kings that have come and gone in the past, it has been named this way. The third and the last theory is that the name Malek Kandi is derived from the name of a king named Maleknia.

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Malekan County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, five rural districts, and three cities.[4]

Malekan County Population
Administrative Divisions	2006[2]	2011[3]	2016[4]
Central District	77,132	81,949	85,938
Gavdul-e Gharbi Rural District	19,256	20,762	17,573
Gavdul-e Markazi Rural District	26,623	28,383	29,010
Gavdul-e Sharqi Rural District	7,264	7,492	7,468
Malekan (city)	23,989	25,312	27,431
Mobarak Shahr (city)			4,456
Leylan District	23,234	24,169	25,381
Leylan-e Jonubi Rural District	13,317	13,656	14,853
Leylan-e Shomali Rural District	3,838	4,338	4,172
Leylan (city)	6,079	6,175	6,356
Total	100,366	106,118	111,319

References

OpenStreetMap contributors (4 April 2023). "Malekan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. 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. 03. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

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[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (4 April 2023). "Malekan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 4 April 2023.

[2006_census-2] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[2011_census-3] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[2016_census-4] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 03. Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.