Tabriz County (Persian: شهرستان تبریز) is in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Tabriz.[3]
Tabriz County
Persian: شهرستان تبریز | |
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County | |
Coordinates: 38°06′N 46°17′E / 38.100°N 46.283°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | East Azerbaijan |
Capital | Tabriz |
Districts | Central, Basmenj, Khosrowshahr |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 1,773,033 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Tabriz County can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "9205851" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database". |
At the 2006 census, the county's population was 1,557,241 in 423,775 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 1,695,094 people in 513,142 households.[5] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 1,773,033 in 563,660 households.[2]
The population history of Tabriz County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses is shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, six rural districts, and four cities.[2]
In August 2021, Mehranrud Rural District was created in the Central District, and Meydan Chay Rural District and the city of Basmenj were separated from it in the establishment of Basmenj District.[6]
Administrative Divisions | 2006[4] | 2011[5] | 2016[2] |
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Central District | 1,521,239 | 1,656,868 | 1,724,369 |
Aji Chay RD | 33,818 | 42,460 | 46,054 |
Esperan RD | 8,403 | 12,939 | 14,393 |
Mehranrud RD1 | |||
Meydan Chay RD | 51,733 | 56,199 | 56,677 |
Sard-e Sahra RD | 12,756 | 12,226 | 6,121 |
Basmenj (city) | 10,736 | 11,190 | 12,692 |
Sardrud (city) | 24,858 | 26,856 | 29,739 |
Tabriz (city) | 1,378,935 | 1,495,452 | 1,558,693 |
Basmenj District1 | |||
Meydan Chay RD | |||
Basmenj (city) | |||
Shahr-e Jadid-e Shahriar (city)2 | |||
Khosrowshah District | 36,002 | 38,226 | 48,663 |
Lahijan RD | 14,052 | 15,768 | 16,290 |
Tazeh Kand RD | 9,156 | 10,011 | 10,401 |
Khosrowshah (city) | 12,794 | 12,447 | 21,972 |
Total | 1,557,241 | 1,695,094 | 1,773,033 |
RD: Rural District 1Established after the 2016 census[6] 2Became a city after the 2016 census |