Abyek County
Abyek County (Persian: شهرستان آبیک) is in Qazvin province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Abyek. The majority of the people of Abyek County are Azerbaijani Turks.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 89,334 in 23,132 households. The following census in 2011 counted 93,844 people in 26,944 households. At the 2016 census, the county's population was 94,536 in 29,234 households.
In November 2019, the villages of Qeshlaq and Ziaran were elevated to city status.
Administrative divisions
Abyek County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central District | 68,350 | 75,993 | 78,157 |
| Kuhpayeh-e Gharbi RD | 4,157 | 2,798 | 3,066 |
| Kuhpayeh-e Sharqi RD | 4,936 | 5,668 | 4,614 |
| Ziaran RD | 12,024 | 11,748 | 10,370 |
| Abyek (city) | 47,233 | 55,779 | 60,107 |
| Qeshlaq (city) | |||
| Ziaran (city) | |||
| Basharyat District | 20,984 | 17,851 | 16,379 |
| Basharyat-e Gharbi RD | 10,556 | 8,306 | 7,549 |
| Basharyat-e Sharqi RD | 7,282 | 6,193 | 5,682 |
| Khak-e Ali (city) | 3,146 | 3,352 | 3,148 |
| Total | 89,334 | 93,844 | 94,536 |
| RD = Rural District | |||
See also
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