Shahinshahr County
County in Isfahan province, Iran
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Shahinshahr County (Persian: شهرستان شاهینشهر)[a] is in Isfahan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Shahinshahr.[5]
Shahinshahr County
Persian: شهرستان شاهینشهر | |
|---|---|
Location of Shahinshahr County in Isfahan province (top left, yellow) | |
 Location of Isfahan province in Iran | |
| Coordinates: 33°08′N 51°22′E[1] | |
| Country |  Iran |
| Province | Isfahan |
| Capital | Shahinshahr |
| Districts | Central |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 234,667 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
History
In 2007, the villages of Gorgab and Laybid were converted to cities, and Borkhar District was separated from the county in the establishment of Borkhar County.[3] In 2024, Meymeh District[b] was separated from the county in the establishment of Meymeh and Vazvan County and renamed the Central District.[4]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 277,783 in 74,103 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 196,584 people in 58,162 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 234,667 in 73,981 households.[2]
Administrative divisions
Shahinshahr County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
| Administrative Divisions | 2006[6] | 2011[7] | 2016[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central District | 160,903 | 175,886 | 211,606 |
| Borkhar-e Gharbi RD | 11,525 | 1,965 | 1,956 |
| Murcheh Khvort RD | 2,876 | 2,263 | 2,198 |
| Gaz-e Borkhar (city)[d] | 20,432 | 21,991 | 24,433 |
| Gorgab (city) | 6,359 | 9,690 | |
| Shahinshahr (city) | 126,070 | 143,308 | 173,329 |
| Borkhar District[e] | 95,389 | ||
| Borkhar-e Markazi RD | 8,721 | ||
| Borkhar-e Sharqi RD | 3,429 | ||
| Dastgerd (city) | 15,524 | ||
| Dowlatabad (city) | 33,941 | ||
| Habibabad (city) | 9,078 | ||
| Khvorzuq (city) | 20,301 | ||
| Komeshcheh (city) | 4,395 | ||
| Meymeh District[f] | 21,491 | 20,698 | 23,057 |
| Vandadeh RD | 5,756 | 6,322 | 6,605 |
| Zarkan RD | 5,341 | 2,895 | 3,017 |
| Laybid (city) | 1,473 | 1,832 | |
| Meymeh (city) | 5,733 | 5,449 | 5,651 |
| Vazvan (city) | 4,661 | 4,559 | 5,952 |
| Total | 277,783 | 196,584 | 234,667 |
| RD = Rural District | |||
Notes
- Renamed the Central District of Meymeh and Vazvan County[4]
- As Borkhar and Meymeh County at the 2006 census, and Shahinshahr and Meymeh County at the 2011 and 2016 censuses
- Transferred to Borkhar County after the 2006 census[3]
See also
Media related to Shahin Shahr County at Wikimedia Commons