Bostanabad County
{{Short description|County in East Azerbaijan province, Iran}}
{{for multi|the city|Bostanabad|other places with a similar name|Bostanabad (disambiguation){{!}}Bostanabad}}
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Bostanabad County ({{langx|fa|شهرستان بستانآباد}}) is in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Bostanabad.{{cite report|title=Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the country divisions of East Azerbaijan province centered on the city of Tabriz|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/113028|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130804122525/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/113028|archive-date=4 August 2013|publisher=Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board|last=Habibi|date=c. 2013|orig-date=Approved 21 June 1369|first=Hassan|id=Notification 8284/2T142K|access-date=4 December 2023}}
History
The village of Kord Kandi was elevated to the status of a city in 2021.{{cite report|title=Approval regarding the conversion of Kord Kandi village, the center of Mehranrud-e Markazi Rural District, the Central District of Bostanabad County, East Azerbaijan province, into a city|language=fa|website=sdil.ac.ir|via=Shahr Danesh Legal Research Institute|url=https://sdil.ac.ir/مصوبات-هیئت-دولت-دهه-اول-خرداد-1400/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001075355/https://sdil.ac.ir/مصوبات-هیئت-دولت-دهه-اول-خرداد-1400/|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers|last=Jahangiri|first=Ishaq|archive-date=1 October 2023|date=3 August 2021|orig-date=Approved 2 March 1400|id=Proposal 178432; Notification 23996/T58477AH|access-date=1 February 2025}}
Demographics
=Population=
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 96,555 in 21,225 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 94,985 people in 25,543 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 94,769 in 27,647 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=
Bostanabad County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
| class="wikitable"
|+ Bostanabad County Population | |||
| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central District | style="text-align: right;"| 69,504 | style="text-align: right;"| 70,619 | style="text-align: right;"| 72,223 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Mehranrud-e Jonubi RD | style="text-align: right;"| 4,661 | style="text-align: right;"| 6,172 | style="text-align: right;"| 6,084 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Mehranrud-e Markazi RD | style="text-align: right;"| 19,216 | style="text-align: right;"| 18,822 | style="text-align: right;"| 18,380 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Qurigol RD | style="text-align: right;"| 10,903 | style="text-align: right;"| 10,520 | style="text-align: right;"| 9,814 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Shebli RD | style="text-align: right;"| 7,674 | style="text-align: right;"| 7,530 | style="text-align: right;"| 7,346 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Ujan-e Gharbi RD | style="text-align: right;"| 10,458 | style="text-align: right;"| 9,621 | style="text-align: right;"| 8,865 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Bostanabad (city) | style="text-align: right;"| 16,592 | style="text-align: right;"| 17,954 | style="text-align: right;"| 21,734 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Kord Kandi (city){{efn|Became a city after the 2016 census}} | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| |
| Tikmeh Dash District | style="text-align: right;"| 27,051 | style="text-align: right;"| 24,366 | style="text-align: right;"| 22,545 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Abbas-e Gharbi RD | style="text-align: right;"| 10,070 | style="text-align: right;"| 8,451 | style="text-align: right;"| 7,243 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Abbas-e Sharqi RD | style="text-align: right;"| 3,056 | style="text-align: right;"| 2,197 | style="text-align: right;"| 1,798 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Sahandabad RD | style="text-align: right;"| 2,862 | style="text-align: right;"| 2,760 | style="text-align: right;"| 2,101 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Ujan-e Sharqi RD | style="text-align: right;"| 8,595 | style="text-align: right;"| 8,313 | style="text-align: right;"| 8,429 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Tekmeh Dash (city) | style="text-align: right;"| 2,468 | style="text-align: right;"| 2,645 | style="text-align: right;"| 2,974 |
| Total | style="text-align: right;"| 96,555 | style="text-align: right;"| 94,985 | style="text-align: right;"| 94,769 |
| colspan=4 | {{small|RD {{=}} Rural District}} |
Geography
The town of Bostanabad in Bostanabad County, located 55 kilometers from Tabriz, populated by Azerbaijanis, was built on the site of the old city of Ojan whose name has been mentioned in many history books since the sixth century AH. Ojan was the summer capital of the Moghuls, and was completely destroyed later on due to various events.{{Fact|date=June 2009}}
Quru Göl Lake, a leisure place in East Azerbaijan Province, is one of the natural shelters for many migrant birds.
Warm Water Spring is located near the main road between Tabriz and Tehran.
Aq Bolaq Cave is located in the southern part of the county towards Qareh Chaman.
See also
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