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

History

In 2008, the village of Tazeh Kand-e Qadim was converted to a city and later renamed Moghansar. In 2012, villages were separated from Qeshlaq-e Shomali Rural District of the Central District in the formation of Eslamabad District, which was divided into the new Eslamabad and Shahrak Rural Districts. At the same time, the village of Eslamabad became a city.

Aslan Duz District was separated from the county in the establishment of Aslan Duz County in 2019, and the village of Owltan rose to city status in 2021.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 164,576 in 34,456 households. The following census in 2011 counted 173,182 people in 44,035 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 177,601 in 50,083 households.

Administrative divisions

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

Parsabad County Population
Administrative Divisions200620112016
Central District122,923131,395118,144
Owltan RD23,82124,2969,261
Savalan RD17,32018,17515,496
Owltan (city)
Parsabad (city)81,78288,92493,387
Aslan Duz District27,41827,58332,506
Aslan Duz RD15,32416,11617,709
Qeshlaq-e Gharbi RD8,1846,9108,449
Aslan Duz (city)3,9104,5576,348
Eslamabad District13,944
Eslamabad RD4,218
Shahrak RD6,658
Eslamabad (city)3,068
Tazeh Kand District14,23514,20413,006
Mahmudabad RD5,5795,5254,615
Tazeh Kand RD8,6565,8815,816
Moghansar (city)2,7982,575
Total164,576173,182177,601
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Parsabad County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes