Malekan County
{{Short description|County in East Azerbaijan province, Iran}}
{{for multi|the city|Malekan|the village in Isfahan province|Malakan, Isfahan{{!}}Malakan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Malekan County
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|native_name = {{langx|fa|شهرستان ملکان}}
|settlement_type = County
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| map_caption1 = Location of East Azerbaijan province in Iran
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|subdivision_type = Country
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|subdivision_name1 = East Azerbaijan
|seat_type = Capital
|seat = Malekan
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Malekan County ({{langx|fa|شهرستان ملکان}}) is in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Malekan.{{cite report|title=Divisional reforms in East Azerbaijan province|language=fa|website=qavanin.ir|via=Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran|url=https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/90306|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220101064517/https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/90306|publisher=Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission of the Government Delegation|last=Habibi|first=Hassan|archive-date=1 January 2022|orig-date=Approved 22 July 1374|id=Notification 93808/T907|date=c. 2022|access-date=5 December 2023}} The county is one of the most productive regions for grapes in Iran.{{cn|date=July 2024}}
Etymology
The word Malekan is derived from Malek Kandi, "the village of the king." However, there are various theories pertaining to the origin of the name "Malekan Kandi." The first hypothesis is that because the grounds are owned by Qajar government, the city has been named after the founder and the king of the dynasty. The second conjecture holds that because there have been several kings that have come and gone in the past, it has been named this way. The third and the last supposition is that the name Malek Kandi is derived from the name of a king named Maleknia.{{cn|date=November 2022}}
History
The village of Mobarakabad was elevated to city status as Mobarak Shahr 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}}
In 2023, Leylan District{{efn|Renamed the Central District of Leylan County}} was separated from the county in the establishment of Leylan County and renamed the Central District. At the same time, Gavdul-e Sharqi Rural District was separated from the Central District in the formation of Aq Manar District, including the new Gavdul-e Jonubi Rural District.{{cite report|title=Changes in country divisions of Malekan and Leylan Counties of East Azerbaijan province|language=fa|website=qavanin.ir|via=Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran|url=https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/302129|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806144904/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/302129|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers|last=Mokhbar|first=Mohammad|archive-date=6 August 2023|orig-date=Approved 13 February 1402|date=c. 2023|id=Proposal 141670|access-date=11 August 2024}}
Demographics
=Population=
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 100,366 in 24,823 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 106,118 people in 29,686 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 111,319 in 33,598 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=
Malekan County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
| class="wikitable"
|+ Malekan County Population | |||
| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central District | style="text-align: right;"| 77,132 | style="text-align: right;"| 81,949 | style="text-align: right;"| 85,938 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Gavdul-e Gharbi RD | style="text-align: right;"| 19,256 | style="text-align: right;"| 20,762 | style="text-align: right;"| 17,573 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Gavdul-e Markazi RD | style="text-align: right;"| 26,623 | style="text-align: right;"| 28,383 | style="text-align: right;"| 29,010 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Gavdul-e Sharqi RD | style="text-align: right;"| 7,264 | style="text-align: right;"| 7,492 | style="text-align: right;"| 7,468 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Malekan (city) | style="text-align: right;"| 23,989 | style="text-align: right;"| 25,312 | style="text-align: right;"| 27,431 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Mobarak Shahr (city){{efn|Formerly the village of Mobarakabad}} | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| 4,456 |
| Aq Manar District{{efn|name=fn1|Established after the 2016 census}} | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Gavdul-e Jonubi RD{{efn|name=fn1}} | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Gavdul-e Sharqi RD | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| |
| Leylan District{{efn|Transferred to Leylan County after the 2016 census and renamed the Central District}} | style="text-align: right;"| 23,234 | style="text-align: right;"| 24,169 | style="text-align: right;"| 25,381 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Leylan-e Jonubi RD{{efn|Formerly Leylan Rural District}} | style="text-align: right;"| 13,317 | style="text-align: right;"| 13,656 | style="text-align: right;"| 14,853 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Leylan-e Shomali RD | style="text-align: right;"| 3,838 | style="text-align: right;"| 4,338 | style="text-align: right;"| 4,172 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Leylan (city) | style="text-align: right;"| 6,079 | style="text-align: right;"| 6,175 | style="text-align: right;"| 6,356 |
| Total | style="text-align: right;"| 100,366 | style="text-align: right;"| 106,118 | style="text-align: right;"| 111,319 |
| colspan=4 | {{small|RD {{=}} Rural District}} |
See also
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