Azarshahr County
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Azarshahr County is a county
in East Azerbaijan Province in Iran
. The capital of the county is Azarshahr
. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 99,286, in 26,857 families. The county is subdivided into three districts: the Howmeh District
, Gugan District
, and Mamqan District
. The county has three cities: Azarshahr
, Mamqan, and Gugan.
Counties of Iran
The provinces of Iran further subdivided into counties called shahrestan , an area inside an ostan, and consists of a city centre, few bakhsh and many villages around them. There are usually a few cities and rural agglomerations in each county. Rural agglomerations are a collection of a number...
in East Azerbaijan Province in Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. The capital of the county is Azarshahr
Azarshahr
Azarshahr and Dekhvareqan , also Romanized as Dehkhvāreqān) is a city in and the capital of Azarshahr County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran...
. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 99,286, in 26,857 families. The county is subdivided into three districts: the Howmeh District
Howmeh District
The Howmeh District of Azarshahr County is a district that functions as the central district in Azarshahr County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 64,796, in 17,125 families. The District has one city: Azarshahr....
, Gugan District
Gugan District
Gugan District is a district in Azarshahr County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 23,616, in 6,473 families. The District has one city: Gugan....
, and Mamqan District
Mamqan District
Mamqan District is a district in Azarshahr County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 10,874, in 3,259 families. The District has one city: Mamqan....
. The county has three cities: Azarshahr
Azarshahr
Azarshahr and Dekhvareqan , also Romanized as Dehkhvāreqān) is a city in and the capital of Azarshahr County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran...
, Mamqan, and Gugan.