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Abhar County

{{Short description|County in Zanjan province, Iran}}

{{for|the city|Abhar}}

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|native_name = {{langx|fa|شهرستان ابهر}}

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|subdivision_type = Country

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|seat_type = Capital

|seat = Abhar

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Abhar County ({{langx|fa|شهرستان ابهر}}) is in Zanjan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Abhar.{{cite report|title=Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of elements and units of the national divisions of Zanjan province, centered in Zanjan city|language=fa|website=lamtakam.com|via=Lam ta Kam|url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113027|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216213100/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113027|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council|last=Habibi|first=Hassan|archive-date=16 December 2023|orig-date=Approved 7 July 1369|date=c. 2023|id=Notification 82844/T141K|access-date=16 December 2023}}

History

In 2013, Soltaniyeh District{{efn|Renamed Soltaniyeh County}} was elevated to the status of Soltaniyeh County.{{Cite news|title=Zanjan became the owner of a new city and county|url=http://zanjan.irna.ir/html/1392/13920516/80765513.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014172746/http://zanjan.irna.ir/html/1392/13920516/80765513.htm|archive-date=14 October 2013|website=zanjan.irna.ir|via=Islamic Republic News Agency|language=fa|access-date=25 February 2023|date=16 May 1392}}

Demographics

=Population=

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Abhar County's population was 158,544 in 41,333 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Zanjan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/19.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920091748/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/19.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}} The following census in 2011 counted 169,176 people in 49,478 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Zanjan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=irandataportal.syr.edu|via=Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University|url=https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Zanjan.xls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121160421/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Zanjan.xls|archive-date=21 January 2023|access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}} The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 151,528 in 47,329 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Zanjan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_19.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220427114852/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_19.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=27 April 2022}}

=Administrative divisions=

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

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|+ Abhar County Population

Administrative Divisions200620112016
Central Districtstyle="text-align: right;"| 130,278style="text-align: right;"| 140,584style="text-align: right;"| 151,528
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Abharrud RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 5,686style="text-align: right;"| 5,132style="text-align: right;"| 4,734
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Darsajin RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 2,099style="text-align: right;"| 1,796style="text-align: right;"| 1,197
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Dowlatabad RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 4,228style="text-align: right;"| 3,225style="text-align: right;"| 2,605
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Howmeh RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 12,543style="text-align: right;"| 6,448style="text-align: right;"| 6,045
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Sain Qaleh RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 12,005style="text-align: right;"| 11,645style="text-align: right;"| 10,833
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Abhar (city)style="text-align: right;"| 70,836style="text-align: right;"| 87,396style="text-align: right;"| 99,285
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Hidaj (city)style="text-align: right;"| 11,798style="text-align: right;"| 13,003style="text-align: right;"| 13,840
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Sain Qaleh (city)style="text-align: right;"| 11,083style="text-align: right;"| 11,939style="text-align: right;"| 12,989
Soltaniyeh District{{efn|Became Soltaniyeh County}}style="text-align: right;"| 28,266style="text-align: right;"| 28,592style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Guzal Darreh RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 4,959style="text-align: right;"| 4,864style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Soltaniyeh RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 9,374style="text-align: right;"| 8,656style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Sonbolabad RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 8,069style="text-align: right;"| 7,956style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Soltaniyeh (city)style="text-align: right;"| 5,864style="text-align: right;"| 7,116style="text-align: right;"|
Totalstyle="text-align: right;"| 158,544style="text-align: right;"| 169,176style="text-align: right;"| 151,528
colspan=4 | {{small|RD {{=}} Rural District}}

See also

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