Marand County

Not to be confused with Harand County, Maragheh County, Maraveh Tappeh County, Margown County, or Marivan County.

For the city, see Marand.

Marand County (Persian: شهرستان مرند) is in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Marand.^[3]

Marand County Persian: شهرستان مرند
County
Location of Marand County in East Azerbaijan province (top left, pink)
Location of East Azerbaijan province in Iran
Coordinates: 38°35′N 45°43′E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	East Azerbaijan
Capital	Marand
Districts	Central, Koshksaray, Yamchi
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	244,971
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
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History

In 2021, Koshksaray Rural District and the city of Koshksaray were separated from the Central District in the formation of Koshksaray District, including the new Yalquz Aghaj Rural District.^[4] In addition, the village of Dizaj Hoseyn Beyg was elevated to the status of a city.^[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 229,215 in 59,097 households.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 239,209 people in 69,471 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 244,971 in 75,711 households. The vast majority are ethnic Azerbaijanis.^[2]

Administrative divisions

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

Marand County Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[6]	2011[7]	2016[2]
Central District	201,747	211,700	217,093
Bonab RD	9,038	10,395	10,668
Dowlatabad RD	13,022	12,760	12,170
Harzandat-e Gharbi RD	6,194	5,652	5,094
Harzandat-e Sharqi RD	4,527	4,022	3,389
Koshksaray RD	22,941	23,173	23,822
Mishab-e Shomali RD	14,046	13,938	14,214
Zonuzaq RD	3,327	2,717	2,075
Benab-e Marand (city)	4,430	4,371	4,311
Koshksaray (city)	7,439	7,723	8,060
Marand (city)	114,165	124,323	130,825
Zonuz (city)	2,618	2,626	2,465
Koshksaray District[a]
Koshksaray RD
Yalquz Aghaj RD[a]
Dizaj Hoseyn Beyg (city)[b]
Koshksaray (city)
Yamchi District	27,468	27,509	27,877
Yekanat RD	4,308	3,882	3,272
Zu ol Bin RD	13,840	13,795	14,213
Yamchi (city)	9,320	9,832	10,392
Total	229,215	239,209	244,971
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Marand County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

1. Established after the 2016 census^[4]
2. Became a city after the 2016 census^[5]