Ardabil County (Persian: شهرستان اردبیل) is in Ardabil province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Ardabil.

History

Sareyn District was separated from the county in the establishment of Sareyn County in 2009. In 2010, Gharbi Rural District was separated from the Central District in the formation of Samarin District, which included the new Dujaq Rural District.

In 2018, the village of Samarin was elevated to the status of a city, and the village of Aralluy-e Bozorg merged with another village to form the new city of Arallu in 2019.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 542,930 in 131,950 households. The following census in 2011 counted 564,365 people in 156,242 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 605,992 in 180,975 households.

Administrative divisions

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

Ardabil County Population
Administrative Divisions200620112016
Central District502,186533,495578,237
Arshaq-e Sharqi RD5,8564,4003,403
Balghelu RD21,3687,2978,054
Gharbi RD10,730
Kalkhuran RD13,5649,99110,048
Sardabeh RD20,57920,44619,396
Sharqi RD17,4208,7297,962
Ardabil (city)412,669482,632529,374
Hir District23,54721,70919,282
Fuladlui-ye Jonubi RD3,1482,6192,021
Fuladlui-ye Shomali RD9,2639,4239,341
Hir RD8,5487,1465,840
Arallu (city)
Hir (city)2,5882,5212,080
Samarin District9,1618,471
Dujaq RD4,1863,535
Gharbi RD4,9754,936
Samarin (city)
Sareyn District17,197
Ab-e Garm RD7,844
Sabalan RD4,875
Sareyn (city)4,478
Total542,930564,365605,992
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Ardabil County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes