Khosrowshah District

Khosrowshah District
Persian: بخش خسروشاه
Khosrowshah District
Coordinates: 38°00′N 46°01′E / 38.000°N 46.017°E / 38.000; 46.017[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyTabriz
Established1997[3]
CapitalKhosrowshah
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
48,663
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Khosrowshah District (Persian: بخش خسروشاه) is in Tabriz County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Khosrowshah.[3]

Etymology

The name of the district derives from Khusrau Shah, king of the Justanids during the 10th century. The words "Khosrow" and "Shah" are both Persian words that mean "king."

History

The villages of Esfahlan and Lahijan were converted to cities in 2023.[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population was 36,002 in 9,276 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 38,226 people in 11,279 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 48,663 inhabitants in 15,054 households.[4]

Administrative divisions

Khosrowshah District Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[6] 2011[7] 2016[4]
Lahijan RD[a] 14,052 15,768 16,290
Tazeh Kand RD 9,156 10,011 10,401
Esfahlan (city)[b]
Khosrowshah (city) 12,794 12,447 21,972
Lahijan (city)[b]
Total 36,002 38,226 48,663
RD = Rural District

Notes

  1. ^ Formerly Shurakat-e Shomali Rural District[3]
  2. ^ a b Became a city after the 2016 census[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (26 September 2025). "دهستان تازه کند, بخش خسروشاه [Tazeh Kand Rural District, Khosrowshah District], Tabriz County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  2. ^ "2228+2M3 Akhula, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  3. ^ a b c Habibi, Hassan (15 June 1997) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1376/03/25 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تغییرات تقسیمات کشوری در استان آذربایجان شرقی [‌Changes in the national divisions in East Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 20D4E48A-776F-4258-80D7-ADC4997B2CA0. شماره دوره [Course number] 76, شماره جلد [Volume number] 254. Archived from the original on 6 September 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b Mokhber, Mohammad (14 August 2023) [شماره ۸۸۶۱۰/ت ۶۰۴۴۷ هـ ـ ۱۴۰۲/۵/۲۳ (No. 88610/T 60447 AH - 1402/5/23) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب‌نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری در شهرستان تبریز استان آذربایجان شرقی [‌Resolution on the national divisions in East Azerbaijan province]. پژوهشکده حقوقی شهر دانش [Shahr Danesh Law Research Institute] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره ۱۳۴۷۷۸ [Proposal No. 134778]. Archived from the original on 30 May 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.