Mianeh County (Iran)

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Mianeh County
Persian: شهرستان میانه
County
Landscape near the village of Qomqan
Landscape near the village of Qomqan
Location of Mianeh County in East Azerbaijan province (bottom right, pink)
Location of Mianeh County in East Azerbaijan province (bottom right, pink)
Location of East Azerbaijan province in Iran
Location of East Azerbaijan province in Iran
Coordinates: 37°29′N 47°48′E / 37.483°N 47.800°E / 37.483; 47.800[1][2]
Country Iran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CapitalMianeh
DistrictsCentral, Kaghazkonan, Kandovan
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
182,848
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Mianeh County (Iran) at GEOnet Names Server

Miyaneh County[4][a] is located in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Mianeh.[5]

History

The city of Torkamanchay[b] is where the Treaty of Turkmenchay was signed by Russia and Iran in 1828.

The village of Achachi was converted a city in 2013.[7] In 2024, Torkamanchay District[c] was separated from the county in the establishment of Torkamanchay County and renamed the Central District.[6]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 187,870 in 46,469 households.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 185,806 people in 52,630 households.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 182,848 in 57,665 households.[3]

Administrative divisions

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

Mianeh County Population
Administrative Divisions2006[8]2011[9]2016[3]
Central District126,668130,079129,600
Garmeh-ye Jonubi RD8,2056,3315,394
Kolah Boz-e Gharbi RD5,1214,1073,553
Kolah Boz-e Sharqi RD5,8255,2094,402
Owch Tappeh-ye Sharqi RD2,6362,0261,843
Qaflankuh-e Gharbi RD12,16611,9207,372
Qezel Uzan RD2,9582,6732,617
Sheykhdarabad RD2,3722,3081,799
Achachi (city)3,647
Mianeh (city)87,38595,50598,973
Kaghazkonan District11,1019,36610,729
Kaghazkonan-e Markazi RD2,1861,9302,038
Kaghazkonan-e Shomali RD3,8182,9593,216
Qaflankuh-e Sharqi RD3,2742,7442,573
Aqkand (city)1,8231,7332,902
Kandovan District24,82023,63721,131
Garmeh-ye Shomali RD7,5846,6455,446
Kandovan RD8,4448,4877,857
Tirchai RD6,9236,0995,797
Tark (city)1,8692,4062,031
Torkamanchay District[d]25,28122,72421,387
Barvanan-e Gharbi RD5,6794,4724,132
Barvanan-e Markazi RD2,1741,6061,721
Barvanan-e Sharqi RD8,3047,4006,356
Owch Tappeh-ye Gharbi RD2,6902,1521,735
Torkamanchay (city)6,4347,0947,443
Total187,870185,806182,848
RD = Rural District

See also

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Notes

  1. Persian: شهرستان میانه, romanized: Shahrestân-e Miyâne
  2. Now the capital of Torkamanchay County[6]
  3. Renamed the Central District of Torkamanchay County[6]
  4. Transferred to Torkamanchay County after the 2016 census and renamed the Central District of Torkamanchay County[6]

References

  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (5 September 2024). "دهستان گرمه جنوبی, بخش مرکزی [Garmeh-ye Jonubi Rural District, Central District], Mianeh County, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  2. "FRM2+82J Ali Qeshlaqi, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  3. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. BGN Standard without diacritics. "Geonames" Archived 2008-05-22 at the Wayback Machine United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)
  5. Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان آذربایجان شرقی به مرکزیت شهر تبریز [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of East Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Tabriz]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. یب‌نامه‌شماره .93808ت907 [Resolution No. 93808T907]. Archived from the original on 4 August 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  6. Mokhber, Mohammad (27 April 2024) [شماره ۱۸۸۰۷/ت ۶۰۳۷۵ هـ ـ ۱۴۰۳/۲/۸ (18807/T 60375 AH - 1403/02/8) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب‌نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری در استان آذربایجان شرقی [‌Resolution on the national divisions in East Azerbaijan province]. پژوهشکده حقوقی شهر دانش [Shahr Danesh Law Research Institute] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. منتشره در روزنامه رسمی شماره 23046-1403/02/20 Published in the Official Gazette No. 23046-1403/02/20. Archived from the original on 1 September 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  7. Jahangiri, Eshaq (3 November 2013) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1392/08/12 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه در خصوص اصلاحات تقسیمات کشوری در استان آذربایجان شرقی [‌Approval letter regarding the reforms of national divisions in East Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شماره ابلاغیه ۱۳۷۷۰۳/ت ۴۹۳۸۷هـ [Notification number 137703/T 49387 AH]. Archived from the original on 5 September 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  8. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  9. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: East Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.