Shahin Dezh County

Shahin Dezh County
Persian: شهرستان شاهین‌دژ
County
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Location of Shahin Dezh County in West Azerbaijan province (bottom right, green)
Location of Shahin Dezh County in West Azerbaijan province (bottom right, green)
Location of West Azerbaijan province in Iran
Location of West Azerbaijan province in Iran
Coordinates: 36°39′N 46°35′E / 36.650°N 46.583°E / 36.650; 46.583[1][2]
Country Iran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
Established1990[3]
CapitalShahin Dezh
DistrictsCentral, Keshavarz
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
92,456
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Shahin Dezh County at GEOnet Names Server

Shahin Dezh County (Persian: شهرستان شاهین‌دژ)[a] is in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Shahin Dezh.[3]

Demographics

Ethnicity and religion

About 70% of the population of the county are Shia Azerbaijanis and 30% are Sunni Kurds.[5]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 89,356 in 20,911 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 91,113 people in 24,572 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 92,456 in 27,669 households.[4]

Administrative divisions

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

Shahin Dezh County Population
Administrative Divisions2006[6]2011[7]2016[4]
Central District68,28671,08173,179
Hulasu RD12,39610,6069,182
Mahmudabad RD7,8998,2207,755
Safa Khaneh RD7,9707,1796,245
Mahmudabad (city)5,8176,6806,866
Shahin Dezh (city)34,20438,39643,131
Keshavarz District21,07020,03219,277
Chaharduli RD6,3535,4704,986
Keshavarz RD11,17910,65810,153
Keshavarz (city)3,5383,9044,138
Total89,35691,11392,456
RD = Rural District

See also

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Notes

  1. ↑ South Azerbaijani: صائین قالا بؤلگه‌سی

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (28 September 2024). "دهستان هولاسو, بخش مرکزی شهرستان شاهین دژ [Hulasu Rural District, Central District of Shahin Dezh County], Shahin Dezh County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  2. ↑ "MH2M+284 Shahin Dej, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  3. 1 2 Habibi, Hassan (28 November 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/09/07 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تأسیس 2 شهرستان و چند بخش و الحاق چند روستا به شهرستان ارومیه [‌Creation and establishment of two counties and several districts and annexation of several villages to Urmia County]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 19BAFAB0-4073-4EFB-B10D-4D07F08734E8. شماره دوره [Course number] 69. Archived from the original on 1 October 2025. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ↑ Mashhad Ferdowsi University: تأثیر هویت مکانی بر توزیع فضایی رأی در حوزه انتخابیه میاندوآب، شاهین‌دژ و تکاب: در شهرستان شاهین دژ نسبت ترکیب جمعیت کرد ۳۰٪ و ترک ۷۰٪ و این ترکیب جمعیت در شهرستان تکاب ۳۵٪ به ۶۵٪ است.
  6. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: West Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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