Shahinshahr County (Persian: شهرستان شاهین‌شهر)[a] is in Isfahan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Shahinshahr.[5]

Shahinshahr County
Persian: شهرستان شاهین‌شهر
Location of Shahinshahr County in Isfahan province (top left, yellow)
Location of Shahinshahr County in Isfahan province (top left, yellow)
Location of Isfahan province in Iran
Location of Isfahan province in Iran
Coordinates: 33°08′N 51°22′E / 33.133°N 51.367°E / 33.133; 51.367[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceIsfahan
CapitalShahinshahr
DistrictsCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
  Total
234,667
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

History

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In 2007, the villages of Gorgab and Laybid were converted to cities, and Borkhar District was separated from the county in the establishment of Borkhar County.[3] In 2024, Meymeh District[b] was separated from the county in the establishment of Meymeh and Vazvan County and renamed the Central District.[4]

Demographics

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Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 277,783 in 74,103 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 196,584 people in 58,162 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 234,667 in 73,981 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

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

Shahinshahr County Population[c]
Administrative Divisions2006[6]2011[7]2016[2]
Central District160,903175,886211,606
Borkhar-e Gharbi RD11,5251,9651,956
Murcheh Khvort RD2,8762,2632,198
Gaz-e Borkhar (city)[d]20,43221,99124,433
Gorgab (city)6,3599,690
Shahinshahr (city)126,070143,308173,329
Borkhar District[e]95,389
Borkhar-e Markazi RD8,721
Borkhar-e Sharqi RD3,429
Dastgerd (city)15,524
Dowlatabad (city)33,941
Habibabad (city)9,078
Khvorzuq (city)20,301
Komeshcheh (city)4,395
Meymeh District[f]21,49120,69823,057
Vandadeh RD5,7566,3226,605
Zarkan RD5,3412,8953,017
Laybid (city)1,4731,832
Meymeh (city)5,7335,4495,651
Vazvan (city)4,6614,5595,952
Total277,783196,584234,667
RD = Rural District

Notes

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  1. Formerly Borkhar and Meymeh County (شهرستان برخوار و میمه)[3] and then Shahinshahr and Meymeh County (شهرستان شاهین‌شهر و میمه)[4]
  2. Renamed the Central District of Meymeh and Vazvan County[4]
  3. As Borkhar and Meymeh County at the 2006 census, and Shahinshahr and Meymeh County at the 2011 and 2016 censuses
  4. Formerly Gaz[3]
  5. Transferred to Borkhar County after the 2006 census[3]
  6. Transferred to Meymeh and Vazvan County after the 2016 census and renamed the Central District[4]

See also

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References

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  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (5 June 2026). "دهستان مورچه خورت [Murcheh Khvort Rural District], Shahin Shahr and Meymeh Central District, Shahin Shahr and Meymeh County, Isfahan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان اصفهان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Isfahan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Davoodi, Parviz (21 October 2007) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1386/07/29 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویبنامه وزرای عضو کمیسیون سیاسی- دفاعی هیئت دولت در خصوص برخی تغییرات و تقسیمات کشوری در استان اصفهان [‌Approval of the Ministers of the Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board regarding some changes and national divisions in Isfahan province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. 153437/ت 35370ک [153437/T 35370K]. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Aref, Mohammad Reza (17 July 2024) [۱۴۰۳/۴/۲۷ تصویب (Approved 1403/4/27) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب‌نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری شهرستان شاهین‌شهر در استان اصفهان [‌Resolution on the national divisions of Shahinshahr County in Isfahan province]. پژوهشکده حقوقی شهر دانش [Shahr Danesh Law Research Institute] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهادهای شماره ۵۸۰ مورخ ۱۴۰۲/۱/۶ و شماره ۷۰۷۳۰ مورخ ۱۴۰۳/۴/۲۳ [Proposals No. 580 dated 1402/1/6 and No. 70730 dated 1403/4/23]. Archived from the original on 9 October 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  5. Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369.6.21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان اصفهان به مرکزیت شهر اصفهان [‌‌Approval of the organization and hierarchy of subordination of the elements and units of the national divisions of Isfahan province with the center of Isfahan city]. 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] 7CE85F3A-6CEE-4A59-9498-E435D7B5C890. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  6. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان اصفهان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Isfahan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان اصفهان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Isfahan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.