Varzaqan County

Varzaqan County
Persian: شهرستان ورزقان
Location of Varzaqan County in East Azerbaijan province (top center, purple)
Location of East Azerbaijan province in Iran
Coordinates: 38°35′N 46°28′E / 38.583°N 46.467°E / 38.583; 46.467[1][2]
Country Iran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
Established2001[3]
CapitalVarzaqan
DistrictsCentral, Kharvana
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
52,650
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Varzaqan County (Persian: شهرستان ورزقان)[a] is in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Varzaqan.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 46,833 in 10,766 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 45,708 people in 12,228 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 52,650 in 16,273 households.[4]

Administrative divisions

Varzaqan County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Varzaqan County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[6] 2011[7] 2016[4]
Central District 33,955 34,213 35,897
Bakrabad RD 3,000 2,896 3,059
Ozomdel-e Jonubi RD 14,203 14,184 15,851
Ozomdel-e Shomali RD 6,654 6,331 6,143
Sina RD 6,549 5,417 5,496
Varzaqan (city) 3,549 5,385 5,348
Kharvana District 12,878 11,495 16,753
Arzil RD 4,296 4,068 4,855
Dizmar-e Markazi RD 2,632 2,417 4,091
Jushin RD 4,308 3,637 4,454
Kharvana (city) 1,642 1,373 3,353
Total 46,833 45,708 52,650
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Varzaqan County at Wikimedia Commons

Iran portal

Notes

  1. ^ Formerly Arsbaran County (‌شهرستان ارسباران)[5]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (7 September 2024). "دهستان سینا, بخش مرکزی [Sina Rural District, Central District], Varzaqan County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  2. ^ "HFM8+8MM Mazrae Shadi, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  3. ^ a b Aref, Mohammad Reza (23 September 2001) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1380/07/01 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه در خصوص انتزاع بخشهای ورزقان و خاروانا از شهرستان اهر و تبدیل به « شهرستان ارسباران» [‌Approval letter regarding the abstraction of Varzaqan and Kharvana Districts from Ahar County and transformation into Arsbaran County]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] AE5A4732-E385-499F-BDF2-93B630172772. شماره دوره [Course number] 80. Archived from the original on 27 September 2025. Retrieved 27 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. ^ تصویب تغییر نام شهرستان جدیدالتأسیس ارسباران به ورزقان توسط وزرای عضو کمیسیون سیاسی [‌Approval of changing the name of the newly established county of Arsbaran to Varzaqan by the ministers of the Political Commission]. 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]. 17 July 2002 [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1381/04/26 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. شناسه [ID] DFA0F090-B64C-4228-B75E-5EB4AEDFEDB0. Archived from the original on 27 September 2025. Retrieved 27 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.