Parsabad County

Parsabad County is in Ardabil province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Parsabad.

History

In 2008, the village of Tazeh Kand-e Qadim was converted to a city and later renamed Moghansar. In 2012, villages were separated from Qeshlaq-e Shomali Rural District of the Central District in the formation of Eslamabad District, which was divided into the new Eslamabad and Shahrak Rural Districts. At the same time, the village of Eslamabad became a city.
Aslan Duz District was separated from the county in the establishment of Aslan Duz County in 2019, and the village of Owltan rose to city status in 2021.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 164,576 in 34,456 households. The following census in 2011 counted 173,182 people in 44,035 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 177,601 in 50,083 households.

Administrative divisions

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