Meshgin Shahr County
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Meshgin Shahr County (Template:Langx) is in Ardabil province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Meshginshahr.[1]
History
Before the 20th century, Meshgin Shahr County had no urban center of any kind, the people having been mainly nomadic and tribal.[2]
In 2007, the village of Fakhrabad was converted to a city,[3] and the village of Moradlu rose to city status in 2010.[4]
In 2012, Meshgin-e Gharbi and Shaban Rural Districts were separated from the Central District in the formation of Qosabeh District. At the same time, the village of Qosabeh became a city.[5] The village of Alni also was transformed into a city in 2019.[6]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 156,141 in 36,470 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 151,156 people in 40,954 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 149,941 in 45,999 households.[9]
Administrative divisions
Meshgin Shahr County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
| Administrative Divisions | 2006[7] | 2011[8] | 2016[9] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central District | 112,128 | 114,726 | 107,557 |
| Dasht RD | 19,750 | 18,662 | 23,699 |
| Meshgin-e Gharbi RD | 15,277 | 14,185 | |
| Meshgin-e Sharqi RD | 10,335 | 10,624 | 9,749 |
| Shaban RD | 5,470 | 4,372 | |
| Alni (city)Template:Efn | |||
| Meshginshahr (city) | 61,296 | 66,883 | 74,109 |
| Arshaq District | 12,636 | 10,364 | 10,296 |
| Arshaq-e Markazi RD | 5,215 | 4,083 | 4,478 |
| Arshaq-e Shomali RD | 5,672 | 4,664 | 4,237 |
| Razey (city) | 1,749 | 1,617 | 1,581 |
| Meshgin-e Sharqi District | 17,627 | 14,322 | 12,663 |
| Lahrud RD | 5,630 | 3,928 | 4,329 |
| Naqdi RD | 3,582 | 2,741 | 1,949 |
| Qarah Su RD | 5,454 | 3,956 | 3,237 |
| Fakhrabad (city) | 1,114 | 999 | |
| Lahrud (city) | 2,961 | 2,583 | 2,149 |
| Moradlu District | 13,750 | 11,744 | 10,032 |
| Arshaq-e Gharbi RD | 7,741 | 6,137 | 5,157 |
| Salavat RD | 2,516 | 1,946 | 1,785 |
| Yaft RD | 3,493 | 2,900 | 2,419 |
| Moradlu (city) | 761 | 671 | |
| Qosabeh District | 9,393 | ||
| Meshgin-e Gharbi RD | 3,904 | ||
| Shaban RD | 3,394 | ||
| Qosabeh (city) | 2,095 | ||
| Total | 156,141 | 151,156 | 149,941 |
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See also
Notes
References
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