Central District (Meshgin Shahr County) Explained
| Central District (Meshgin Shahr County) |
| Native Name: | Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان مشگين شهر |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Meshginshahr |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Coordinates: | 38.3922°N 47.6433°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ardabil |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Meshgin Shahr |
| Population Total: | 107557 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
The Central District of Meshgin Shahr County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان مشگين شهر) is in Ardabil province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Meshginshahr.[2]
History
In March 2012, Meshgin-e Gharbi and Shaban Rural Districts were separated from the district in the establishment of Qosabeh District. At the same time, the village of Qosabeh rose to the status of a city and became the district capital.[3]
In July 2019, the village of Alni was elevated to the status of a city.[4]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 112,128 in 26,284 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 114,726 people in 30,979 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 107,557 inhabitants living in 32,434 households.[7]
Administrative divisions
Central District (Meshgin Shahr County) Population| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|
| 19,750 | 18,662 | 23,699 |
| 15,277 | 14,185 | |
| 10,335 | 10,624 | 9,749 |
| 5,470 | 4,372 | |
| Alni (city) | | | |
| Meshginshahr (city) | 61,296 | 66,883 | 74,109 |
| Total | 112,128 | 114,726 | 107,557 |
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See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Central District (Meshgin Shahr County) . . 28 March 2023 . 28 March 2023 . fa.
- Web site: Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the country's divisions of East Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Tabriz . fa . Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20211023220800/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/98949 . Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council . Habibi . Hassan . 23 October 2021 . 21 June 1369 . 21 February 2024.
- Web site: With some changes in the geography of the two provinces of the country: Three new cities were added to the map of the country's divisions . fa . DOLAT . https://web.archive.org/web/20180210235203/https://dolat.ir/detail/212727 . 10 February 2018 . Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission . Rahimi . Mohammad Reza . 6 March 2012 . 22 November 2023.
- Web site: With the approval of the government board Arallu and Alni villages became cities . fa . IRIB News . https://web.archive.org/web/20190719175906/http://www.iribnews.ir/fa/news/2477199/روستاهای-آراللو-و-آلنی-تبدیل-به-شهر-شدند . 19 July 2019 . Ministry of Interior, Cabinet of Ministers . 17 July 2019 . 26 March 2023.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 24 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094514/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/24.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 24 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230115211527/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Ardabil.xls . 15 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 24 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190322123220/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_24.xlsx . Excel . 22 March 2019.
