Sahand () is a
satellite city
A satellite city or satellite town is a smaller municipality or settlement that is part of (or on the edge of) a larger metropolitan area and serves as a regional population and employment center. It differs from mere suburbs, Subdivision (la ...
in the
Central District of
Osku County,
East Azerbaijan
East Azerbaijan province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Tabriz.
The province is located in Iranian Azerbaijan, bordering Armenia, the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ardabil province, West Azerbaijan province ...
province,
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
. 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 a village in
Sahand Rural District.
The following census in 2011 counted 24,704 people in 7,342 households,
by which time the village had been elevated to the status of a city.
The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 82,494 people in 25,802 households.
Climate
See also
References
Cities in East Azerbaijan province
Populated places in Osku County
Planned communities in Iran
2008 establishments in Iran
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