Takab County () is in
West Azerbaijan
West Azerbaijan province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran, provinces of Iran, whose capital and largest city is Urmia.
It is in the Azerbaijan (Iran), northwest of the country, bordered by Turkey (Ağrı Province, Ağrı, Hakkâri Pr ...
province, Iran. Its capital is the city of
Takab
Takab () is a city in the Central District of Takab County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
The famous historical complex Takht-e Soleyman is situated to the North-East of the cit ...
.
History
After the 2016 National Census, the village of Tazeh Kand-e Nosratabad was elevated to the status of the city of
Takht-e Soleyman.
Demographics
Ethnicity and religion
About 65% of the population of the county are Shia
Azerbaijanis
Azerbaijanis (; , ), Azeris (, ), or Azerbaijani Turks (, ) are a Turkic peoples, Turkic ethnic group living mainly in the Azerbaijan (Iran), Azerbaijan region of northwestern Iran and the Azerbaijan, Republic of Azerbaijan. They are predomin ...
and 35% are Sunni
Kurds
Kurds (), or the Kurdish people, are an Iranian peoples, Iranic ethnic group from West Asia. They are indigenous to Kurdistan, which is a geographic region spanning southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Iraq, and northeastern Syri ...
.
Mashhad Ferdowsi University: تأثیر هویت مکانی بر توزیع فضایی رأی در حوزه انتخابیه میاندوآب، شاهیندژ و تکاب: در شهرستان شاهین دژ نسبت ترکیب جمعیت کرد ۳۰٪ و ترک ۷۰٪ و این ترکیب جمعیت در شهرستان تکاب ۳۵٪ به ۶۵٪ است.
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Population
At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 81,395 in 17,618 households.
Administrative divisions
Takab County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
See also
Notes
References
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Takab County
Counties of West Azerbaijan province