Abyek County

For the city, see Abyek.

Abyek County (Persian: شهرستان آبیک) is in Qazvin province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Abyek.^[2]

Abyek County Persian: شهرستان آبیک
County
Location of Abyek County in Qazvin province (right, green)
Location of Qazvin province in Iran
Coordinates: 36°06′N 50°23′E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Qazvin
Established	2001[2]
Capital	Abyek
Districts	Central, Basharyat
Population  (2016)[3]
• Total	94,536
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Abyek County at GEOnet Names Server

History

In 2020, the villages of Qeshlaq and Ziaran were converted to cities.^[4]

Demographics

Ethnicity

The majority of Abyek County's people are Azerbaijani Turks.^[5][6]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 89,334 in 23,132 households.^[7] The following census in 2011 counted 93,844 people in 26,944 households.^[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 94,536 in 29,234 households.^[3]

Administrative divisions

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

Abyek County Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[7]	2011[8]	2016[3]
Central District	68,350	75,993	78,157
Kuhpayeh-e Gharbi RD	4,157	2,798	3,066
Kuhpayeh-e Sharqi RD	4,936	5,668	4,614
Ziaran RD	12,024	11,748	10,370
Abyek (city)	47,233	55,779	60,107
Qeshlaq (city)[a]
Ziaran (city)[a]
Basharyat District	20,984	17,851	16,379
Basharyat-e Gharbi RD[b]	10,556	8,306	7,549
Basharyat-e Sharqi RD	7,282	6,193	5,682
Khak-e Ali (city)	3,146	3,352	3,148
Total	89,334	93,844	94,536
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Abyek County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

1. Became a city after the 2016 census^[4]
2. Formerly Basharyat Rural District^[2]