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[[File:Takab County.png|thumb|Position of Takab County in West Azerbaijan Province]]
{{Short description|County in West Azerbaijan province, Iran}}

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'''Takab County''' ({{lang-fa|شهرستان تکاب}}) is a [[counties of Iran|county]] in [[West Azerbaijan Province]] in [[Iran]]. The capital of the county is [[Takab]]. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 81,395, in 17,618 families.<ref>{{IranCensus2006|04}}</ref> The county is subdivided into two districts: the [[Central District (Takab County)|Central District]] and [[Takht-e Soleyman District]]. The county has one city: [[Takab]].

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}

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'''Takab County''' ({{langx|fa|شهرستان تکاب}}){{efn|Also translated as '''Tekab County'''}} is in [[West Azerbaijan province|West Azerbaijan]] province, Iran. Its capital is the city of [[Takab]].<ref name="Shahin Dezh and Takab Counties Establishment">{{cite report|title=Creation and establishment of two counties and several districts and annexation of several villages to Urmia County|language=fa|website=rc.majlis.ir|via=Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users|url=https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/112504|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223223713/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/112504|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board|last=Habibi|first=Hassan|archive-date=23 February 2014|orig-date=Approved 24 September 1369|id=Proposal 11490.1.4.42; Notification 113478/T188K|date=13 December 2005|access-date=20 December 2023}}</ref>

==History==
After the 2016 National Census, the village of Tazeh Kand-e Nosratabad was elevated to the status of the city of [[Takht-e Soleyman, Takab|Takht-e Soleyman]].<ref name="Nostratabad Renamed Takht-e Soleyman">{{cite news|title=Vahidi announced the change of name of some divisions of West Azerbaijan province|language=fa|website=mehrnews.com|via=Mehr News Agency|url=https://www.mehrnews.com/news/5883375/وحیدی-تغییر-نام-برخی-تقسیمات-استان-آذربایجان-غربی-را-بلاغ-کرد|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230913032316/https://www.mehrnews.com/news/5883375/وحیدی-تغییر-نام-برخی-تقسیمات-استان-آذربایجان-غربی-را-بلاغ-کرد|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers|last=Vahidi|first=Ahmad|archive-date=13 September 2023|date=11 September 2023|access-date=28 September 2024}}</ref>

==Demographics==
===Ethnicity and religion===
About 65% of the population of the county are Shia [[Azerbaijanis]] and 35% are Sunni [[Kurds]].<ref>[https://pg.um.ac.ir/article_27149_6d52c5df41f1b9614f6bf07f4f753ddb.pdf Mashhad Ferdowsi University: تأثیر هویت مکانی بر توزیع فضایی رأی در حوزه انتخابیه میاندوآب، شاهین‌دژ و تکاب: در شهرستان شاهین دژ نسبت ترکیب جمعیت کرد ۳۰٪ و ترک ۷۰٪ و این ترکیب جمعیت در شهرستان تکاب ۳۵٪ به ۶۵٪ است.]</ref>

===Population===
At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 81,395 in 17,618 households.<ref name="2006 West Azerbaijan Province">{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): West Azerbaijan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/04.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094953/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/04.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}}</ref> The following census in 2011 counted 78,122 people in 20,184 households.<ref name="2011 West Azerbaijan Province">{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): West Azerbaijan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=irandataportal.syr.edu|via=Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University|url=https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/West-Azerbaijan.xls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120205939/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/West-Azerbaijan.xls|archive-date=20 January 2023|access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}}</ref> The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 80,556 in 23,482 households.<ref name="2016 West Azerbaijan Province">{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): West Azerbaijan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_04.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830042935/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_04.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=30 August 2022}}</ref>

===Administrative divisions===

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

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Takab County Population
|-
! Administrative Divisions !! 2006<ref name="2006 West Azerbaijan Province"/> !! 2011<ref name="2011 West Azerbaijan Province"/> !! 2016<ref name="2016 West Azerbaijan Province"/>
|-
| '''[[Central District (Takab County)|Central District]]''' || style="text-align: right;"| '''58,399''' || style="text-align: right;"| '''56,564''' || style="text-align: right;"| '''60,459'''
|-
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | [[Afshar Rural District|Afshar RD]] || style="text-align: right;"| 4,265 || style="text-align: right;"| 3,814 || style="text-align: right;"| 3,335
|-
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | [[Ansar Rural District|Ansar RD]] || style="text-align: right;"| 5,846 || style="text-align: right;"| 4,918 || style="text-align: right;"| 4,242
|-
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | [[Karaftu Rural District|Karaftu RD]] || style="text-align: right;"| 4,586 || style="text-align: right;"| 3,792 || style="text-align: right;"| 3,205
|-
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | [[Takab]] (city) || style="text-align: right;"| 43,702 || style="text-align: right;"| 44,040 || style="text-align: right;"| 49,677
|-
| '''[[Takht-e Soleyman District]]''' || style="text-align: right;"| '''22,996''' || style="text-align: right;"| '''21,558''' || style="text-align: right;"| '''20,097'''
|-
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | [[Ahmadabad Rural District (Takab County)|Ahmadabad RD]]{{efn|Formerly [[Ahmadabad Rural District (Takab County)|Takht-e Soleyman Rural District]]<ref name="Chaman Rural District Creation">{{cite report|title=Reforms in the villages of Takab District of Miandoab County|language=fa|website=rc.majlis.ir|via=Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users|url=https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/112501|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203200916/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/112501|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers|last=Habibi|first=Hassan|archive-date=3 December 2013|date=9 December 2013|orig-date=Approved 24 September 1369|id=Proposal 11490.1.4.42|access-date=20 December 2023}}</ref>}} || style="text-align: right;"| 11,096 || style="text-align: right;"| 10,120 || style="text-align: right;"| 10,259
|-
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | [[Chaman Rural District|Chaman RD]] || style="text-align: right;"| 3,410 || style="text-align: right;"| 3,325 || style="text-align: right;"| 2,650
|-
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | [[Saruq Rural District (Takab County)|Saruq RD]] || style="text-align: right;"| 8,490 || style="text-align: right;"| 8,113 || style="text-align: right;"| 7,188
|-
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | [[Takht-e Soleyman, Takab|Takht-e Soleyman]] (city){{efn|Formerly the village of [[Takht-e Soleyman, Takab|Tazeh Kand-e Nosratabad]], became a city after the 2016 census<ref name="Nostratabad Renamed Takht-e Soleyman"/>}} || style="text-align: right;"| || style="text-align: right;"| || style="text-align: right;"|
|-
| '''Total''' || style="text-align: right;"| '''81,395''' || style="text-align: right;"| '''78,122''' || style="text-align: right;"| '''80,556'''
|-
| colspan=4 | {{small|RD {{=}} Rural District}}
|}

==See also==
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== Notes ==
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==References==
==References==
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* اطلس گیتاشناسی استان‌های ایران [Atlas Gitashenasi Ostanhai Iran] (''[http://www.gitashenasi.com/En/Product/Index.cfm?I=9 Gitashenasi Province Atlas of Iran]'')


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[[Category:Counties of West Azerbaijan province]]
[[az:Takab şəhristanı]]
[[fa:شهرستان تکاب]]
[[it:Provincia di Takab]]
[[pnb:شہرستان تکاب]]
[[ckb:تەکاب (شارستان)]]
[[sh:Okrug Takob]]
[[tg:Шаҳристони Такоб]]
[[tr:Takab şehristanı]]

Latest revision as of 21:20, 3 November 2024

For the city, see Takab. For other places with a similar name, see Takab.

Takab County
Persian: شهرستان تکاب
County
Takht-e-Soleiman World Heritage Site
Takht-e-Soleiman World Heritage Site
Location of Takab County in West Azerbaijan province (bottom right, yellow)
Location of Takab County in West Azerbaijan province (bottom right, yellow)
Location of West Azerbaijan province in Iran
Location of West Azerbaijan province in Iran
Coordinates: 36°32′N 47°08′E / 36.533°N 47.133°E / 36.533; 47.133[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CapitalTakab
DistrictsCentral, Takht-e Soleyman
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
90,000
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Takab County can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "9205907" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

Takab County (Persian: شهرستان تکاب)[a] is in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Takab.[3]

History

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After the 2016 National Census, the village of Tazeh Kand-e Nosratabad was elevated to the status of the city of Takht-e Soleyman.[4]

Demographics

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Ethnicity and religion

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About 65% of the population of the county are Shia Azerbaijanis and 35% are Sunni Kurds.[5]

Population

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At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 81,395 in 17,618 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 78,122 people in 20,184 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 80,556 in 23,482 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

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

Takab County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[6] 2011[7] 2016[2]
Central District 58,399 56,564 60,459
Afshar RD 4,265 3,814 3,335
Ansar RD 5,846 4,918 4,242
Karaftu RD 4,586 3,792 3,205
Takab (city) 43,702 44,040 49,677
Takht-e Soleyman District 22,996 21,558 20,097
Ahmadabad RD[b] 11,096 10,120 10,259
Chaman RD 3,410 3,325 2,650
Saruq RD 8,490 8,113 7,188
Takht-e Soleyman (city)[c]
Total 81,395 78,122 80,556
RD = Rural District

See also

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Media related to Takab County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

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  1. ^ Also translated as Tekab County
  2. ^ Formerly Takht-e Soleyman Rural District[8]
  3. ^ Formerly the village of Tazeh Kand-e Nosratabad, became a city after the 2016 census[4]

References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (28 September 2024). "Takab County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): West Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Habibi, Hassan (13 December 2005) [Approved 24 September 1369]. Creation and establishment of two counties and several districts and annexation of several villages to Urmia County. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 11490.1.4.42; Notification 113478/T188K. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2023 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users.
  4. ^ a b Vahidi, Ahmad (11 September 2023). "Vahidi announced the change of name of some divisions of West Azerbaijan province". mehrnews.com (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 13 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2024 – via Mehr News Agency.
  5. ^ Mashhad Ferdowsi University: تأثیر هویت مکانی بر توزیع فضایی رأی در حوزه انتخابیه میاندوآب، شاهین‌دژ و تکاب: در شهرستان شاهین دژ نسبت ترکیب جمعیت کرد ۳۰٪ و ترک ۷۰٪ و این ترکیب جمعیت در شهرستان تکاب ۳۵٪ به ۶۵٪ است.
  6. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): West Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): West Azerbaijan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
  8. ^ Habibi, Hassan (9 December 2013) [Approved 24 September 1369]. Reforms in the villages of Takab District of Miandoab County. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 11490.1.4.42. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2023 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users.


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