Zanjan County

Zanjan County
Persian: شهرستان زنجان
County
Jeme'h Mosque of Zanjan
Jeme'h Mosque of Zanjan
Location of Zanjan County in Zanjan province (top, green)
Location of Zanjan County in Zanjan province (top, green)
Location of Zanjan province in Iran
Location of Zanjan province in Iran
Coordinates: 36°51′N 48°10′E / 36.850°N 48.167°E / 36.850; 48.167[1][2]
Country Iran
ProvinceZanjan
CapitalZanjan
DistrictsCentral, Qareh Poshtelu, Zanjanrud
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
521,302
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Zanjan County at GEOnet Names Server

Zanjan County (Persian: شهرستان زنجان) is in Zanjan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Zanjan.[4]

History

The village of Armaghankhaneh was converted to a city in 2008,[5] and the village of Nik Pey became a city in 2011.[6] Soharin Rural District was created in Qareh Poshtelu District in 2013.[7]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the Zanjan County's population was 442,728 in 113,883 households.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 486,495 people in 137,832 households.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 521,302 in 159,020 households.[3]

Administrative divisions

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

Zanjan County Population
Administrative Divisions2006[8]2011[9]2016[3]
Central District395,149442,924482,025
Bonab RD11,78213,66514,146
Bughda Kandi RD8,5868,4427,133
Mojezat RD12,44812,24710,195
Qoltuq RD[a]5,2844,6323,530
Taham RD3,3363,5552,578
Zanjanrud-e Bala RD11,91213,53213,572
Zanjan (city)341,801386,851430,871
Qareh Poshtelu District17,15316,51615,969
Qareh Poshtelu-e Bala RD13,91511,9175,147
Qareh Poshtelu-e Pain RD3,2382,6542,324
Soharin RD6,349
Armaghankhaneh (city)1,9452,149
Zanjanrud District30,42627,05523,307
Chaypareh-ye Bala RD4,3794,1624,033
Chaypareh-ye Pain RD4,7324,1783,797
Ghanibeyglu RD9,6298,4136,674
Zanjanrud-e Pain RD11,68610,3028,348
Nik Pey (city)455
Total442,728486,495521,302
RD = Rural District

See also

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Notes

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (9 September 2024). "دهستان زنجانرود پائین, بخش زنجانرود [Zanjanrud-e Pain Rural District, Zanjanrud District], Zanjan County, Zanjan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  2. ↑ "R5X8+XMV Darre Lik, Zanjan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان زنجان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Zanjan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 27 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ↑ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان زنجان به مرکزیت شهر زنجان [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of elements and units of the national divisions of Zanjan province, centered in Zanjan city]. 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] 965C7B0D-32D4-4BC6-A126-65D28CD02436. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  5. ↑ Davoodi, Parviz (21 December 2008) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1387/10/01 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه درخصوص تبدیل روستای « ارمغانخانه» مرکز بخش قره پشتلو شهرستان زنجان به شهر [‌Approval letter regarding the transformation of Armaghankhaneh village, the center of Qareh Poshtelu District, Zanjan County, into a city]. 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] F50F7346-37A6-4CB5-86CA-C5CF3FFDC160. Archived from the original on 25 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  6. ↑ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (12 June 2011) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1390/03/22 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه در خصوص تبدیل روستای نیک پی مرکز بخش زنجانرود از توابع شهرستان زنجان در استان زنجان به شهر [‌Approval letter regarding the conversion of Nik Pey village, the center of Zanjanrud District, from the functions of Zanjan County in Zanjan province, to a city]. 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]. شماره ابلاغیه 83483/ت46448ک [Notification Number 83483/T46448K]. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  7. ↑ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (19 June 2013) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1392/03/29 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. اصلاحات تقسیماتی در استان زنجان [‌Divisional reforms in Zanjan province]. مهدی داودآبادی [Mehdi Davudabadi] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 131110/42/4/1. Archived from the original on 25 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  8. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان زنجان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Zanjan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  9. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان زنجان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Zanjan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  10. ↑ Habibi, Hassan (29 May 1991) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1370/03/08 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. انجام اصلاحاتی در دهستانهای استان زنجان [‌Implementing reforms in rural districts of Zanjan province]. 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] B48072DC-8169-4010-A9B0-E91271BAEBAD. شماره دوره [Course number] 70. Archived from the original on 11 December 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
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