Maragheh County

Maragheh County

Persian: شهرستان مراغه
Maragheh County Persian: شهرستان مراغه
County
	Location of Maragheh County in East Azerbaijan province
	Location of East Azerbaijan province in Iran
	Coordinates: 37°23′N 46°27′E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	East Azerbaijan
Capital	Maragheh
Boroughs	Central, Saraju
Population (2016)
• Total	262,604
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
	Maragheh County can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "9205877" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

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

At the 2006 census, the county's population was 227,635 in 57,612 households.[2] The following census in 2011 counted 247,681 people in 70,842 households.[3] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 262,604 in 80,261 households.[4]

Administrative divisions

The population history of Maragheh County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses is shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, six rural districts, and two cities.[4]

Maragheh County Population
Administrative Divisions	2006[2]	2011[3]	2016[4]
Central District	205,137	226,310	240,972
Qareh Naz Rural District	14,491	15,720	15,602
Sarajuy-ye Gharbi Rural District	21,577	23,836	24,465
Sarajuy-ye Shomali Rural District	22,664	24,479	25,650
Maragheh (city)	146,405	162,275	175,255
Saraju District	22,498	21,371	21,631
Quri Chay-ye Gharbi Rural District	4,382	4,023	3,641
Sarajuy-ye Jonubi Rural District	2,961	3,224	2,957
Sarajuy-ye Sharqi Rural District	13,697	12,540	13,209
Kharaju (city)	1,458	1,584	1,824
Total	227,635	247,681	262,604

References

OpenStreetMap contributors (4 April 2023). "Maragheh 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). "Maragheh 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.