Maragheh County

Maragheh County (Persian: شهرستان مراغه) is in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Maragheh.

Maragheh County Persian: شهرستان مراغه
County
Handmade caves in the village of Ozbak
Location of Ahar County in East Azerbaijan province (bottom left, yellow)
Location of East Azerbaijan province in Iran
Coordinates: 37°23′N 46°27′E / 37.383°N 46.450°E / 37.383; 46.450
Country	Iran
Province	East Azerbaijan
Capital	Maragheh
Districts	Central, Saraju
Population  (2016)
• Total	262,604
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Maragheh County can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "9205877" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 227,635 in 57,612 households. The following census in 2011 counted 247,681 people in 70,842 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 262,604 in 80,261 households.

Administrative divisions

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

Maragheh County Population

Administrative Divisions	2006	2011	2016
Central District	205,137	226,310	240,972
Qareh Naz RD	14,491	15,720	15,602
Sarajuy-ye Gharbi RD	21,577	23,836	24,465
Sarajuy-ye Shomali RD	22,664	24,479	25,650
Maragheh (city)	146,405	162,275	175,255
Saraju District	22,498	21,371	21,631
Quri Chay-ye Gharbi RD	4,382	4,023	3,641
Sarajuy-ye Jonubi RD	2,961	3,224	2,957
Sarajuy-ye Sharqi RD	13,697	12,540	13,209
Khodaju (city)	1,458	1,584	1,824
Total	227,635	247,681	262,604
RD = Rural District

See also

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