Tabriz County

Not to be confused with Tabas County.

For the city, see Tabriz.

Tabriz County (Persian: شهرستان تبریز) is in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Tabriz.^[4]

Tabriz County Persian: شهرستان تبریز
County
Location of Tabriz County in East Azerbaijan Province (center, green)
Location of East Azerbaijan Province in Iran
Coordinates: 38°06′N 46°17′E[1][2]
Country	Iran
Province	East Azerbaijan
Capital	Tabriz
Districts	Central, Basmenj, Khosrowshahr
Population  (2016)[3]
• Total	1,773,033
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Tabriz County can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "9205851" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

History

The new city of Shahr-e Jadid-e Shahriar was formed in 2015.^[5] In 2021, Meydan Chay Rural District and the city of Basmenj were separated from the Central District in the formation of Basmenj District, including the new Mehranrud Rural District.^[6] The villages of Esfahlan and Lahijan were converted to cities in 2023.^[7]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 1,557,241 in 423,775 households.^[8] The following census in 2011 counted 1,695,094 people in 513,142 households.^[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 1,773,033 in 563,660 households.^[3]

Administrative divisions

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

Tabriz County Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[8]	2011[9]	2016[3]
Central District	1,521,239	1,656,868	1,724,369
Aji Chay RD	33,818	42,460	46,054
Esperan RD	8,403	12,939	14,393
Meydan Chay RD	51,733	56,199	56,677
Sard-e Sahra RD	12,756	12,226	6,121
Basmenj (city)	10,736	11,190	12,692
Sardrud (city)	24,858	26,856	29,739
Tabriz (city)	1,378,935	1,495,452	1,558,693
Basmenj District[a]
Mehranrud RD[a]
Meydan Chay RD
Basmenj (city)
Shahr-e Jadid-e Shahriar (city)[b]
Khosrowshah District	36,002	38,226	48,663
Lahijan RD[c]	14,052	15,768	16,290
Tazeh Kand RD	9,156	10,011	10,401
Esfahlan (city)[d]
Khosrowshah (city)	12,794	12,447	21,972
Lahijan (city)[d]
Total	1,557,241	1,695,094	1,773,033
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Tabriz County at Wikimedia Commons

Iran portal

Notes

1. Established after the 2016 census^[6]
2. Established in 2015^[5]
3. Formerly Shurakat-e Shomali Rural District^[10]
4. Became a city after the 2016 census^[7]