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Ajab Shir County

{{Short description|County in East Azerbaijan province, Iran}}

{{for|the city|Ajab Shir}}

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|native_name = {{langx|fa|شهرستان عجب‌ شیر}}

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| map_caption1 = Location of East Azerbaijan province in Iran

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|subdivision_name1 = East Azerbaijan

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|seat = Ajab Shir

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Ajab Shir County ({{langx|fa|شهرستان عجب‌ شیر}}) is in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Ajab Shir.{{cite report|title=Approval letter regarding the establishment of Ajab Shir County|language=fa|website=rc.majlis.ir|via=Islamic Parliament Research Center|url=https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/121756|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111203211717/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/121756|archive-date=3 December 2011|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers|last=Habibi|first=Hassan|access-date=4 December 2023|date=c. 2011|orig-date=Approved 27 April 1380|id=Proposal 1.4.42.64300}}

History

The village of Javan Qaleh was elevated to the status of a city in 2013.{{cite report|title=Approval letter regarding reforms of country divisions in East Azerbaijan province|language=fa|website=rc.majlis.ir|via=Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users|url=https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/867263|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306123942/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/867263|archive-date=6 March 2014|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers|last=Jahangiri|first=Ishaq|access-date=21 February 2024|date=c. 2014|orig-date=Approved 15 August 1392|id=137703/T49387AH}}

Demographics

=Population=

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 65,741 in 16,039 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): East Azerbaijan 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/03.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920092432/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/03.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}} The following census in 2011 counted 66,746 people in 18,097 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): East Azerbaijan Province|website=irandataportal.syr.edu|via=Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|url=https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/East-Azerbaijan.xls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116202318/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/East-Azerbaijan.xls|archive-date=16 January 2023|access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}} The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 70,852 in 20,608 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): East Azerbaijan 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_03.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113123618/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_03.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=13 November 2020}}

=Administrative divisions=

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

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|+ Ajab Shir County Population

Administrative Divisions200620112016
Central Districtstyle="text-align: right;"| 47,017style="text-align: right;"| 49,967style="text-align: right;"| 53,845
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Dizajrud-e Gharbi RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 12,347style="text-align: right;"| 15,857style="text-align: right;"| 12,748
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Khezerlu RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 8,435style="text-align: right;"| 7,830style="text-align: right;"| 7,491
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Ajab Shir (city)style="text-align: right;"| 26,235style="text-align: right;"| 26,280style="text-align: right;"| 33,606
Qaleh Chay Districtstyle="text-align: right;"| 18,724style="text-align: right;"| 16,779style="text-align: right;"| 17,007
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Dizajrud-e Sharqi RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 8,914style="text-align: right;"| 7,589style="text-align: right;"| 6,839
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Kuhestan RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 9,810style="text-align: right;"| 9,190style="text-align: right;"| 9,468
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Javan Qaleh (city)style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"| 700
Totalstyle="text-align: right;"| 65,741style="text-align: right;"| 66,746style="text-align: right;"| 70,852
colspan=4 | {{small|RD {{=}} Rural District}}

See also

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Category:Counties of East Azerbaijan province