Abyek County
Persian: شهرستان آبیک
County
Location of Abyek County in Qazvin province (right, green)
Location of Abyek County in Qazvin province (right, green)
Location of Qazvin province in Iran
Location of Qazvin province in Iran
Coordinates: 36°06′N 50°23′E / 36.100°N 50.383°E / 36.100; 50.383[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceQazvin
CapitalAbyek
DistrictsCentral, Basharyat
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total94,536
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Abyek County at GEOnet Names Server

Abyek County (Persian: شهرستان آبیک) is in Qazvin province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Abyek.[3] The majority of the people of Abyek County are Azerbaijani Turks.[4] [5]

At the 2006 census, the county's population was 89,334 in 23,132 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 93,844 people in 26,944 households.[7] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 94,536 in 29,234 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

The population history of Abyek County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses is shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, five rural districts, and two cities.[2]

In November 2019, the villages of Qeshlaq and Ziaran were elevated to city status.[8]

Abyek County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[6] 2011[7] 2016[2]
Central District 68,350 75,993 78,157
Kuhpayeh-e Gharbi RD 4,157 2,798 3,066
Kuhpayeh-e Sharqi RD 4,936 5,668 4,614
Ziaran RD 12,024 11,748 10,370
Abyek (city) 47,233 55,779 60,107
Qeshlaq (city)1
Ziaran (city)1
Basharyat District 20,984 17,851 16,379
Basharyat-e Gharbi RD 10,556 8,306 7,549
Basharyat-e Sharqi RD 7,282 6,193 5,682
Khak-e Ali (city) 3,146 3,352 3,148
Total 89,334 93,844 94,536
RD: Rural District
1Became a city after the 2016 census[8]
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References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (13 May 2023). "Abyek County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 26. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Habibi, Hassan. "Approval letter regarding reforms and divisional changes in Qazvin province". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 19 February 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  4. ^ Fars news agency
  5. ^ "Abeikis". Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 26. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 26. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  8. ^ a b Jahangiri, Ishaq (17 November 2019). "Approval letter regarding the conversion of Ziaran village in the center of Ziaran Rural District in the Central District of Abyek County of Qazvin province into a city". DOTIC (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 13 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.


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