Aslan Duz District

For the city, see Aslan Duz. For the administrative divisions of this county, see Aslan Duz-e Gharbi Rural District and Aslan Duz-e Sharqi Rural District. For the former administrative division, see Aslan Duz Rural District.

Aslan Duz County
Persian: شهرستان اصلاندوز
County
Location of Aslan Duz County in Ardabil province (top, purple)
Location of Aslan Duz County in Ardabil province (top, purple)
Location of Ardabil province in Iran
Location of Ardabil province in Iran
Coordinates: 39°23′27″N 47°32′28″E / 39.39083°N 47.54111°E / 39.39083; 47.54111[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceArdabil
CapitalAslan Duz
DistrictsCentral, Borran
Area
 • Total592 km2 (229 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Aslan Duz County (Persian: شهرستان اصلاندوز) is in Ardabil province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Aslan Duz,[2] whose population at the 2016 National Census was 6,348 people in 1,760 households.[3]

In 2017, the former Aslan Duz District was separated from Parsabad County in the establishment of Aslan Duz County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Aslan Duz as its capital and only city.[2] In 2023, the village of Borran-e Olya was elevated to the status of a city.[4]

Administrative divisions

The structure of Aslan Duz County's administrative divisions is shown in the following table.

Aslan Duz County
Administrative Divisions
Central District
Aslan Duz-e Gharbi RD
Aslan Duz-e Sharqi RD
Aslan Duz (city)
Borran District
Borran RD
Qeshlaq-e Gharbi RD
Borran-e Olya (city)1
RD: Rural District
1Became a city after the 2016 census[4]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (26 March 2023). "Aslan Duz County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b Jahangiri, Ishaq (24 March 2017). "Approval letter regarding country divisions in Parsabad County of Ardabil province". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 15 March 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 24. Archived from the original (Excel) on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ^ a b "The number of cities in Ardabil province increased". Fars News (in Persian). 6 November 2023. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.