Arak County

Arak County (Persian: شهرستان اراک) is in Markazi province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Arak; its former name was Sultanabad.[1] At the 2006 census, the county's population was 602,971 in 165,955 households.[2] The following census in 2011 counted 599,634 people in 182,749 households, by which time Khondab District had been separated from the county to form Khondab County.[3] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 591,756 in 188,180 households.[4]

Arak County
شهرستان اراک
County
Bazaar of Arak
Bazaar of Arak
Location of Arak County in Markazi province (bottom center, green)
Location of Arak County in Markazi province (bottom center, green)
Location of Markazi province in Iran
Location of Markazi province in Iran
Coordinates: 34°09′N 49°51′E
CountryIran
ProvinceMarkazi
CapitalArak
DistrictsCentral, Masumiyeh, Saruq
Population
 (2016)
 • Total591,756
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
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Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Arak County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows three districts, 11 rural districts, and four cities.[4]

Arak County Population
Administrative Divisions2006[2]2011[3]2016[4]
Central District543,859571,933565,357
Amanabad Rural District4,6824,2054,108
Amiriyeh Rural District7,5328,6647,379
Davudabad Rural District3,0392,5222,748
Hajjiabad Rural District5,1274,699
Mashhad-e Miqan Rural District8,8305,4446,963
Masumiyeh Rural District11,453
Moshkabad Rural District7,339
Saruq Rural District8,410
Sedeh Rural District8,7248,9668,103
Shamsabad Rural District6,0045,5714,922
Arak (city)438,338484,212520,944
Davudabad (city)5,5175,2525,491
Karahrud (city)23,39929,721
Senjan (city)10,59212,249
Khondab District159,112
Deh Chal Rural District9,583
Enaj Rural District11,706
Javersiyan Rural District13,045
Khondab Rural District9,127
Sang Sefid Rural District8,669
Khondab (city)6,982
Masumiyeh District16,37315,889
Masumiyeh Rural District5,8595,697
Moshkabad Rural District6,7626,449
Karchan (city)3,7523,743
Saruq District11,32810,491
Mashhad ol Kubeh Rural District3,2642,980
Saruq Rural District6,6786,166
Saruq (city)1,3861,345
Total602,971599,634591,756
1Became a part of Khondab County
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References
  1. Gitashenasi Province Atlas of Iran
    اطلس گیتاشناسی استان‌های ایران     Archived May 22, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 00. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 00. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 00. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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