Sarab County
Persian: شهرستان سراب
Stone mosque in the village of Asnaq
Stone mosque in the village of Asnaq
Location of Sarab County in East Azerbaijan province (center right, green)
Location of Sarab County in East Azerbaijan province (center right, green)
Location of East Azerbaijan province in Iran
Location of East Azerbaijan province in Iran
Coordinates: 38°00′N 47°29′E / 38.000°N 47.483°E / 38.000; 47.483[1][2]
Country Iran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CapitalSarab
DistrictsCentral, Mehraban
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
125,341
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Sarab County (Persian: شهرستان سراب) is in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Sarab.[4]

Demographics

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Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 132,094 in 31,977 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 131,934 people in 37,029 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 125,341 in 38,446 households.[3]

Administrative divisions

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

Sarab County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[5] 2011[6] 2016[3]
Central District 101,342 101,446 97,096
Abarghan RD 13,529 12,239 10,780
Aghmiyun RD 10,481 10,456 9,359
Howmeh RD 14,066 14,069 13,734
Molla Yaqub RD 6,659 6,329 6,071
Razliq RD 10,812 10,040 9,183
Sain RD 3,738 3,467 2,938
Sarab (city) 42,057 44,846 45,031
Mehraban District 30,752 30,488 28,244
Alan Baraghush RD 6,072 5,666 4,504
Ardalan RD 6,371 5,896 5,381
Sharabian RD 4,378 4,279 4,083
Duzduzan (city) 3,557 3,815 3,627
Mehraban (city) 6,000 6,095 5,772
Sharabian (city) 4,374 4,737 4,877
Total 132,094 131,934 125,341
RD = Rural District

See also

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Media related to Sarab County at Wikimedia Commons

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References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (5 September 2024). "دهستان رازلیق, بخش مرکزی [Razliq Rural District, Central District], Sarab County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  2. ^ "2F2M+284 Yengejah, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان آذربایجان شرقی به مرکزیت شهر تبریز [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of East Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Tabriz]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. یب‌نامه‌شماره .93808ت907 [Resolution No. 93808T907]. Archived from the original on 4 August 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.