Abyek County (Persian: شهرستان آبیک) is in Qazvin province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Abyek.[3] The majority of the people of Abyek County are Azerbaijani Turks.[4] [5]
Abyek County
Persian: شهرستان آبیک | |
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County | |
Coordinates: 36°06′N 50°23′E / 36.100°N 50.383°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
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.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 93,844 people in 26,944 households.[7] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 94,536 in 29,234 households.[2]
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]
In November 2019, the villages of Qeshlaq and Ziaran were elevated to city status.[8]
Administrative Divisions | 2006[6] | 2011[7] | 2016[2] |
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Central District | 68,350 | 75,993 | 78,157 |
Kuhpayeh-e Gharbi RD | 4,157 | 2,798 | 3,066 |
Kuhpayeh-e Sharqi RD | 4,936 | 5,668 | 4,614 |
Ziaran RD | 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 RD | 10,556 | 8,306 | 7,549 |
Basharyat-e Sharqi RD | 7,282 | 6,193 | 5,682 |
Khak-e Ali (city) | 3,146 | 3,352 | 3,148 |
Total | 89,334 | 93,844 | 94,536 |
RD: Rural District 1Became a city after the 2016 census[8] |