Charuymaq County
Charuymaq County
Persian: شهرستان چاراویماق | |
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Location of Charuymaq County in East Azerbaijan province (bottom center, green) | |
Location of East Azerbaijan province in Iran | |
| Coordinates: 37°03′N 47°10′E / 37.050°N 47.167°E[1][2] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | East Azerbaijan |
| Established | 2000[3] |
| Capital | Qarah Aghaj |
| Districts | Central, Shadian |
| Population (2016)[4] | |
• Total | 31,071 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Website | charoymagh |
| Charuymaq County can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3803209" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database". | |
Charuymaq County (Persian: شهرستان چاراویماق) is in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Qarah Aghaj.[3]
Etymology
According to Vladimir Minorsky, the name Chār-oymāq means "the four tribes" (from the Mongolian word aymaq, meaning "tribe").[5]: 69, 76 Until the mid-20th century, the Charuymaq District was known as Oryād or Uryād, after the Oirats, a Mongol tribe.[5]: 69, 72 According to the Ālam-ārā, a tribe known as Uryād historically lived among (but was separate from) the Mukri Kurds.[5]: 68
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 33,921 in 6,396 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 32,745 people in 8,202 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 31,071 in 9,016 households.[4]
Administrative divisions
Charuymaq County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
| Administrative Divisions | 2006[6] | 2011[7] | 2016[4] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central District | 21,136 | 20,341 | 19,704 |
| Charuymaq-e Jonubegharbi RD | 4,358 | 3,881 | 3,496 |
| Charuymaq-e Markazi RD | 6,444 | 5,429 | 5,194 |
| Quri Chay-ye Sharqi RD | 2,631 | 2,457 | 2,176 |
| Varqeh RD | 3,546 | 2,922 | 2,736 |
| Qarah Aghaj (city) | 4,157 | 5,652 | 6,102 |
| Shadian District | 12,785 | 12,404 | 11,367 |
| Charuymaq-e Jonubesharqi RD | 5,155 | 4,961 | 4,428 |
| Charuymaq-e Sharqi RD | 7,630 | 7,443 | 6,939 |
| Total | 33,921 | 32,745 | 31,071 |
| RD = Rural District | |||
See also
Media related to Charuymaq County at Wikimedia Commons
References
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (2 September 2024). "دهستان چاراویماق جنوبشرقی, بخش شادیان [Charuymaq-e Jonubesharqi Rural District, Shadian District], Charoymagh City, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "25X8+XMV Qizleq, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ a b Habibi, Hassan (6 September 2000) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1379/06/16 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد تغییرات و اصلاحات تقسیماتی در استان آذربایجان شرقی [Making divisional changes and reforms in East Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] E5DA4421-A411-4C69-A296-FC208365F0CF. شماره دوره [Course number] 79. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ a b c سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ a b c Minorsky, Vladimir (1957). "Mongol Place-Names in Mukri Kurdistan". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. 19 (1): 58–81. doi:10.1017/S0041977X00119202. JSTOR 609632. S2CID 163135242. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: East Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.