Shabestar County () is in

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 ...

. Its capital is the city of Shabestar.

History

The villages of Ali Shah and Daryan were elevated to city status in 2019. In 2024, the village of Nazarlu became a city.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 121,787 in 33,255 households. The following census in 2011 counted 124,499 people in 37,358 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 135,421 in 43,982 households.

Administrative divisions

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

Publications

''International Journal of Forest, Soil and Erosion'' has been published as a peer-reviewed journal in Shabestar city since November 2011.

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References

{{Shabestar County, state=collapsed Shabestar County Counties of East Azerbaijan province