Maku County

Maku County (Persian: شهرستان ماکو) is in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Maku.

For the city, see |Maku.

Maku County
Persian: شهرستان ماکو
County
Location of Maku County in West Azerbaijan province (top, yellow)
Location of Maku County in West Azerbaijan province (top, yellow)
Location of West Azerbaijan province in Iran
Location of West Azerbaijan province in Iran
Coordinates: 39°26′N 44°39′E[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CapitalMaku
DistrictsCentral, Bazargan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total94,751
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, the county's population was 174,578 in 39,765 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 88,863 people in 22,874 households, by which time Poldasht District and Showt District had been separated from the county to form Poldasht County and Showt County, respectively.[4] At the 2016 census, Maku County's population was 94,751 in 27,009 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Maku County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, five rural districts, and two cities.[2]

Maku County Population
Administrative Divisions2006[3]2011[4]2016[2]
Central District84,51670,13375,075
Chaybasar-e Jonubi Rural District10,1488,6848,520
Chaybasar-e Shomali Rural District11,295
Qaleh Darrehsi Rural District12,16111,74313,962
Qarah Su Rural District6,9556,012
Bazargan (city)9,047
Maku (city)41,86542,75146,581
Bazargan District18,73019,676
Chaybasar-e Shomali Rural District4,9084,961
Sari Su Rural District4,2714,736
Bazargan (city)9,5519,979
Poldasht District138,586
Chaybasar-e Sharqi Rural District6,132
Gejlarat-e Gharbi Rural District6,138
Gejlarat-e Sharqi Rural District6,578
Zangebar Rural District11,154
Poldasht (city)8,584
Showt District251,476
Qarah Quyun-e Jonubi Rural District13,931
Qarah Quyun-e Shomali Rural District6,170
Yowla Galdi Rural District11,616
Showt (city)19,759
Total174,57888,86394,751
1Became a part of Poldasht County
2Became a part of Showt County
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References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (6 April 2023). "Maku County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  4. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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