Jolfa County
Persian: شهرستان جلفا | |
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))_-_panoramio.jpg) Field of anemones near Jolfa | |
 Location of Jolfa County in East Azerbaijan province (top left, green) | |
 Location of East Azerbaijan province in Iran | |
| Coordinates: 38°49′N 45°54′E / 38.817°N 45.900°E[1][2] | |
| Country |  Iran |
| Province | East Azerbaijan |
| Established | 1995[3] |
| Capital | Jolfa |
| Districts | Central, Siah Rud |
| Population (2016)[4] | |
• Total | 61,358 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Jolfa County can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "9205853" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database". | |
Jolfa County (Persian: شهرستان جلفا) is in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Jolfa.[3]
Demographics
[edit]Population
[edit]At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 52,176 in 14,186 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 55,166 people in 16,103 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 61,358 in 19,443 households.[4]
Administrative divisions
[edit]Jolfa County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
| Administrative Divisions | 2006[5] | 2011[6] | 2016[4] |
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| Central District | 43,669 | 46,730 | 53,352 |
| Daran RD | 1,566 | 1,533 | 1,571 |
| Ersi RD | 4,779 | 4,250 | 4,589 |
| Shoja RD | 4,499 | 4,744 | 4,036 |
| Hadishahr (city) | 27,842 | 30,575 | 34,346 |
| Jolfa (city) | 4,983 | 5,628 | 8,810 |
| Siah Rud District | 8,507 | 8,436 | 8,006 |
| Dizmar-e Gharbi RD | 3,437 | 3,467 | 3,191 |
| Nowjeh Mehr RD | 3,716 | 3,416 | 3,267 |
| Siah Rud (city) | 1,354 | 1,553 | 1,548 |
| Total | 52,176 | 55,166 | 61,358 |
| RD = Rural District | |||
See also
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Media related to Jolfa County at Wikimedia Commons
References
[edit]- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (3 September 2024). "دهستان داران, بخش مرکزی [Daran Rural District, Central District], Jolfa County, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "RW82+M26 Alvan, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ^ a b Habibi, Hassan (30 July 1995) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1374/05/08 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تأسیس بخش های یامچی و سیه رود در شهرستان مرند و ایجاد و تأسیس شهرستان جلفا به مرکزیت شهر جلفا در استان آذربایجان شرقی [Creation and establishment of Yamchi and Siah Rud Districts in Marand County and the creation and establishment of Jolfa County centered in Jolfa city in East Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 13179C48-9037-4F75-BC57-DB2CD03064C4. شماره دوره [Course number] 74, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b 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.
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