After the 2011 National Census, the village of Mobarakabad was elevated to the status of the city of Mobarak Shahr. After the 2016 census, Gavdul-e Sharqi Rural District was separated from the district in the formation of Aq Manar District.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 77,132 in 19,482 households. The following census in 2011 counted 81,949 people in 23,019 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 85,938 inhabitants in 26,072 households.
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^ Jahangiri, Ishaq (c. 2014) [Approved 15 August 1392]. Approval letter regarding reforms of country divisions in East Azerbaijan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. 137703/T49387AH. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2024 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users.
