Shahinshahr County

Not to be confused with Shahin Dezh County.

For the city, see Shahinshahr.

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

Shahinshahr County Persian: شهرستان شاهین‌شهر
County
Location of Shahinshahr County in Isfahan province (top left, yellow)
Location of Isfahan province in Iran
Coordinates: 33°08′25″N 51°22′10″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Isfahan
Capital	Shahinshahr
Districts	Central
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	234,667
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

History

After the 2006 National Census, the villages of Gorgab and Laybid were elevated to city status, 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 County and renamed the Central District.^[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 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

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

Shahinshahr County Population^[c]

Administrative Divisions	2006[6]	2011[7]	2016[2]
Central District	160,903	175,886	211,606
Borkhar-e Gharbi RD	11,525	1,965	1,956
Murcheh Khvort RD	2,876	2,263	2,198
Gaz-e Borkhar (city)[d]	20,432	21,991	24,433
Gorgab (city)		6,359	9,690
Shahinshahr (city)	126,070	143,308	173,329
Borkhar District[e]	95,389
Borkhar-e Markazi RD	8,721
Borkhar-e Sharqi RD	3,429
Dastgerd (city)	15,524
Dowlatabad (city)	33,941
Habibabad (city)	9,078
Khvorzuq (city)	20,301
Komeshcheh (city)	4,395
Meymeh District[f]	21,491	20,698	23,057
Vandadeh RD	5,756	6,322	6,605
Zarkan RD	5,341	2,895	3,017
Laybid (city)		1,473	1,832
Meymeh (city)	5,733	5,449	5,651
Vazvan (city)	4,661	4,559	5,952
Total	277,783	196,584	234,667
RD = Rural District

Notes

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 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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