Ajab Shir County

Ajab Shir County

Persian: شهرستان عجب‌ شیر
Ajab Shir County Persian: شهرستان عجب‌ شیر
County
	Location of Ajab Shir County in East Azerbaijan province (center left, green)
	Location of East Azerbaijan province in Iran
	Coordinates: 37°29′N 45°54′E / 37.483°N 45.900°E / 37.483; 45.900
Country	Iran
Province	East Azerbaijan
Established	2001
Capital	Ajab Shir
Districts	Central, Qaleh Chay
Population (2016)
• Total	70,852
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
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County in East Azerbaijan province, Iran

County in East Azerbaijan, Iran

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Ajab Shir County (Persian: شهرستان عجب‌ شیر) is in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Ajab Shir.^[3]

History

The village of Javan Qaleh was converted to a city in 2013.^[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 65,741 in 16,039 households.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 66,746 people in 18,097 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 70,852 in 20,608 households.^[4]

Administrative divisions

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

Ajab Shir County Population
Administrative Divisions	2006^[6]	2011^[7]	2016^[4]
Central District	47,017	49,967	53,845
Dizajrud-e Gharbi RD	12,347	15,857	12,748
Khezerlu RD	8,435	7,830	7,491
Ajab Shir (city)	26,235	26,280	33,606
Qaleh Chay District	18,724	16,779	17,007
Dizajrud-e Sharqi RD	8,914	7,589	6,839
Kuhestan RD	9,810	9,190	9,468
Javan Qaleh (city)			700
Total	65,741	66,746	70,852
RD = Rural District

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (1 September 2024). "دهستان دیزجرودغربی, بخش مرکزی [Dizajrud-e Gharbi Rural District, Central District], Ajab Shir County, 55416-37696, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 1 September 2024.
^ "FWM2+82J Ajabshir, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
^ a b Habibi, Hassan (18 July 2001) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1380/04/27 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه راجع به ایجاد و تأسیس شهرستان عجب شیر [‌Resolution on the creation and establishment of Ajab Shir County]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] A96926D9-E4C7-4A81-8519-C7F0EDB2BB9C. شماره دوره [Course number] 80. Archived from the original on 5 September 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
^ a b c سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ Jahangiri, Eshaq (3 November 2013) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1392/08/12 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه در خصوص اصلاحات تقسیمات کشوری در استان آذربایجان شرقی [‌Approval letter regarding the reforms of national divisions in East Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شماره ابلاغیه ۱۳۷۷۰۳/ت ۴۹۳۸۷هـ [Notification number 137703/T 49387 AH]. Archived from the original on 5 September 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: East Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (1 September 2024). "دهستان دیزجرودغربی, بخش مرکزی [Dizajrud-e Gharbi Rural District, Central District], Ajab Shir County, 55416-37696, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 1 September 2024.

[2] "FWM2+82J Ajabshir, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 5 September 2025.

[Ajab_Shir_County_Establishment-3] Habibi, Hassan (18 July 2001) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1380/04/27 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه راجع به ایجاد و تأسیس شهرستان عجب شیر [‌Resolution on the creation and establishment of Ajab Shir County]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] A96926D9-E4C7-4A81-8519-C7F0EDB2BB9C. شماره دوره [Course number] 80. Archived from the original on 5 September 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.

[2016_East_Azerbaijan_Province-4] سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[Javan_Qaleh,_Mobarakabad,_Achachi-5] Jahangiri, Eshaq (3 November 2013) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1392/08/12 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه در خصوص اصلاحات تقسیمات کشوری در استان آذربایجان شرقی [‌Approval letter regarding the reforms of national divisions in East Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شماره ابلاغیه ۱۳۷۷۰۳/ت ۴۹۳۸۷هـ [Notification number 137703/T 49387 AH]. Archived from the original on 5 September 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.

[2006_East_Azerbaijan_Province-6] سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[2011_East_Azerbaijan_Province-7] سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: East Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.