Ardabil County
County in Ardabil province, Iran
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::summary County in Ardabil province, Iran ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Ardabil County |
| native_name | |
| settlement_type | County |
| image_skyline | Ardabil skyline 2019 4.jpg |
| image_caption | The city of Ardabil |
| image_map | Ardabil.svg |
| image_map1 | IranArdabil-SVG.svg |
| map_caption | Location of Ardabil County in Ardabil province (center, green) |
| map_caption1 | Location of Ardabil province in Iran |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Iran |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Ardabil |
| seat_type | Capital |
| seat | Ardabil |
| parts_type | Districts |
| parts_style | para |
| p1 | Central |
| p2 | Hir |
| p3 | Samarin |
| area_total_km2 | 2211 |
| population_as_of | 2016 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 605992 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| coordinates | |
| coordinates_footnotes | |
| timezone | IRST |
| utc_offset | +3:30 |
| elevation_m | 1500 |
| footnotes | |
| :: |
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Ardabil County () is in Ardabil province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Ardabil.
History
Sareyn District was separated from the county in the establishment of Sareyn County in 2009. In 2010, Gharbi Rural District was separated from the Central District in the formation of Samarin District, which included the new Dujaq Rural District.
In 2018, the village of Samarin was elevated to the status of a city, and the village of Aralluy-e Bozorg merged with another village to form the new city of Arallu in 2019.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 542,930 in 131,950 households. The following census in 2011 counted 564,365 people in 156,242 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 605,992 in 180,975 households.
Administrative divisions
Ardabil County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table
::data[format=table title="Ardabil County Population"]
| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central District | 502,186 | 533,495 | 578,237 |
| Arshaq-e Sharqi RD | 5,856 | 4,400 | 3,403 |
| Balghelu RD | 21,368 | 7,297 | 8,054 |
| Gharbi RD | 10,730 | ||
| Kalkhuran RD | 13,564 | 9,991 | 10,048 |
| Sardabeh RD | 20,579 | 20,446 | 19,396 |
| Sharqi RD | 17,420 | 8,729 | 7,962 |
| Ardabil (city) | 412,669 | 482,632 | 529,374 |
| Hir District | 23,547 | 21,709 | 19,282 |
| Fuladlui-ye Jonubi RD | 3,148 | 2,619 | 2,021 |
| Fuladlui-ye Shomali RD | 9,263 | 9,423 | 9,341 |
| Hir RD | 8,548 | 7,146 | 5,840 |
| Arallu (city) | |||
| Hir (city) | 2,588 | 2,521 | 2,080 |
| Samarin District | 9,161 | 8,471 | |
| Dujaq RD | 4,186 | 3,535 | |
| Gharbi RD | 4,975 | 4,936 | |
| Samarin (city) | |||
| Sareyn District | 17,197 | ||
| Ab-e Garm RD | 7,844 | ||
| Sabalan RD | 4,875 | ||
| Sareyn (city) | 4,478 | ||
| Total | 542,930 | 564,365 | 605,992 |
| :: |
Notes
References
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