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Ardabil County
Persian: شهرستان اردبیل
The city of Ardabil
The city of Ardabil
Location of Ardabil County in Ardabil province (center, green)
Location of Ardabil County in Ardabil province (center, green)
Location of Ardabil province in Iran
Location of Ardabil province in Iran
Coordinates: 38°17′N 48°19′E / 38.283°N 48.317°E / 38.283; 48.317[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceArdabil
CapitalArdabil
DistrictsCentral, Hir, Samarin
Area
  Total
2,211 km2 (854 sq mi)
Elevation
1,500 m (4,900 ft)
Population
 (2016)[3]
  Total
605,992
  Density274.1/km2 (709.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Ardabil County at GEOnet Names Server

Ardabil County (Persian: شهرستان اردبیل) is in Ardabil province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Ardabil.[4]

History

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Sareyn District was separated from the county in the establishment of Sareyn County in 2009.[5] In 2010, Gharbi Rural District was separated from the Central District in the formation of Samarin District, which included the new Dujaq Rural District.[6]

In 2018, the village of Samarin was elevated to the status of a city,[7] and the village of Aralluy-e Bozorg merged with another village to form the new city of Arallu in 2019.[8]

Demographics

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Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 542,930 in 131,950 households.[9] The following census in 2011 counted 564,365 people in 156,242 households.[10] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 605,992 in 180,975 households.[3]

Administrative divisions

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

Ardabil County Population
Administrative Divisions2006[9]2011[10]2016[3]
Central District502,186533,495578,237
Arshaq-e Sharqi RD5,8564,4003,403
Balghelu RD21,3687,2978,054
Gharbi RD10,730
Kalkhuran RD13,5649,99110,048
Sardabeh RD20,57920,44619,396
Sharqi RD17,4208,7297,962
Ardabil (city)412,669482,632529,374
Hir District23,54721,70919,282
Fuladlui-ye Jonubi RD3,1482,6192,021
Fuladlui-ye Shomali RD9,2639,4239,341
Hir RD8,5487,1465,840
Arallu (city)[a]
Hir (city)2,5882,5212,080
Samarin District9,1618,471
Dujaq RD4,1863,535
Gharbi RD4,9754,936
Samarin (city)[b]
Sareyn District[c]17,197
Ab-e Garm RD7,844
Sabalan RD4,875
Sareyn (city)4,478
Total542,930564,365605,992
RD = Rural District

See also

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Wikimedia Commons logo Media related to Ardabil County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

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  1. Formerly Aralluy-e Bozorg; became a city after the 2016 census[8]
  2. Became a city after the 2016 census[7]
  3. Transferred to Sareyn County[5]

References

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  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (18 August 2024). "دهستان کلخوران, بخش مرکزی [Kalkhuran Rural District, Central District], Ardabil city, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  2. "78M8+8MM Ardabil, Ardabil Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان اردبیل [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Ardabil Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  4. Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان آذربایجان شرقی به مرکزیت شهر تبریز [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of East Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Tabriz]. 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] 2F97A0C4-C95C-4D40-9B57-0BFDC9DC6683. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 18 June 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  5. 1 2 Davoodi, Parviz (14 May 2009) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1388/03/03 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری در استان اردبیل [‌Approval regarding national divisions in Ardabil province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 8CA6796D-1A36-4FBB-BF61-6CDD8D649444. Archived from the original on 18 January 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  6. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (31 January 2010) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1388/11/11 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری در شهرستان اردبیل [‌Resolution on national divisions in Ardabil County]. مهدی داودآبادی [Mehdi Davudabadi] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره 125844 / 42/ 4/ 1 [Proposal Number 125844/42/1/4]. Archived from the original on 18 June 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  7. 1 2 Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (22 January 2018) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1396/11/2 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. مصوبه وزارت کشور در خصوص تبدیل روستای ثمرین مرکز بخش ثمرین شهرستان اردبیل به شهر [‌Approval of the Ministry of Interior regarding the conversion of the village of Samarin, the center of Samarin District, Ardabil County, into a city]. مهدی داودآبادی [Mehdi Davudabadi] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. نامه شماره 33667/59806 [Letter Number 33667/59806]. Archived from the original on 18 June 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  8. 1 2 Jahangiri, Eshaq (15 July 2019) [۱۳۹۸/۴/۲۴ تاریخ ابلاغ (Notification date) 1398/4/24 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب‌نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری در استان اردبیل [‌Approval regarding national divisions in Ardabil province]. پژوهشکده حقوقی شهر دانش [Shahr Danesh Law Research Institute] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. ۴۸۶۴۴/ت۵۶۳۰۹ه شماره ابلاغیه [Notification number] 48644/T56309H. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  9. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان اردبیل [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Ardabil Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  10. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان اردبیل [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Ardabil Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2025.