Abyek County
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Abyek County
Persian: شهرستان آبیک | |
|---|---|
 Location of Abyek County in Qazvin province (right, green) | |
 Location of Qazvin province in Iran | |
| Coordinates: 36°06′N 50°23′E / 36.100°N 50.383°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Qazvin |
| Established | 2001[2] |
| Capital | Abyek |
| Districts | Central, Basharyat |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 94,536 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Abyek County at GEOnet Names Server | |
Abyek County (Persian: شهرستان آبیک) is in Qazvin province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Abyek.[2]
Demographics
Ethnicity
The majority of Abyek County's people are Azerbaijani Turks.[5][6]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 89,334 in 23,132 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 93,844 people in 26,944 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 94,536 in 29,234 households.[3]
Administrative divisions
Abyek County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
| Administrative Divisions | 2006[7] | 2011[8] | 2016[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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)[a] | |||
| Ziaran (city)[a] | |||
| Basharyat District | 20,984 | 17,851 | 16,379 |
| Basharyat-e Gharbi RD[b] | 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 | |||
