Sahand, Iran


Sahand is a satellite city in the Central District of Osku County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran. It is designed to accommodate the overflow of the Tabriz metropolitan area's increasing population. The main campus of Sahand University of Technology is located in the southeastern part of the city.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Sahand's population was 13,610 in 3,922 households, when it was the village of Shahrak-e Sahand in Bavil Rural District. The following census in 2011 counted 24,704 people in 7,342 households, by which time the village had been converted to the city of Sahand. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 82,494 people in 25,802 households.

Climate