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Bonab County
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Bonab County (Persian: شهرستان بناب) is in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bonab.[4] The county is located on the east side of Lake Urmia.
Etymology
[edit]The name of the county, like most other towns in East Azerbaijan, is of Azeri Turkish origin, means "1000 houses." The meaning "water base" can be considered true because back when the Lake Urmia had yet to lose more than half of its water, digging ground for 5 meters gained access to water in Bonab, but it is not an original meaning.[citation needed]
History
[edit]The village of Khusheh Mehr was converted to a city in 2018.[5]
Demographics
[edit]Language
[edit]The main language spoken is Azeri.[citation needed]
Population
[edit]At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 125,209 in 31,921 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 129,795 people in 37,353 households.[7] At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 134,892 in 42,325 households.[3]
Administrative divisions
[edit]Bonab County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
| Administrative Divisions | 2006[6] | 2011[7] | 2016[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central District | 125,209 | 129,795 | 134,892 |
| Benajuy-ye Gharbi RD | 25,612 | 26,062 | 27,066 |
| Benajuy-ye Sharqi RD | 12,179 | 11,955 | 10,290 |
| Benajuy-ye Shomali RD | 12,086 | 11,884 | 12,262 |
| Bonab (city) | 75,332 | 79,894 | 85,274 |
| Khusheh Mehr (city)[a] | |||
| Total | 125,209 | 129,795 | 134,892 |
| RD = Rural District | |||
Bicycle city of Iran
[edit]The Great Cycling Conference in 1996 was founded by Mohammad Mirzadoost, head of the Bonab Sports Bureau and former Governor of Bonab. And this conference is held annually with the presence of more than 30,000 bicycle riders in Bonab. In the end, awards will be awarded to the participants by lottery. In the city, there are at least one bike in every building, and most people go to work with their bikes.
See also
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Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (7 September 2025). "دهستان بناجوی غربی, بخش مرکزی [Benajuy-ye Gharbi Rural District, Central District], Bonab County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ "8WX8+XMV Pesyan, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ a b c سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان آذربایجان شرقی به مرکزیت شهر تبریز [Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of East Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Tabriz]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 2F97A0C4-C95C-4D40-9B57-0BFDC9DC6683. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 18 June 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ a b Jahangiri, Eshaq (4 November 2018) [تاریخ تصویب : 1397/08/13 (Date of Approval: 1391/10/12) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه در خصوص تبدیل روستای خوشه مهر شهرستان بناب در استان آذربایجان شرقی به شهر [Resolution on the conversion of Khusheh Mehr village, Bonab County, East Azerbaijan province into a city]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شماره ابلاغیه : ۱۰۷۸۲۵/ت۵۵۰۴۴هـ [Notification Number 107825/T55044 AH]. Archived from the original on 9 March 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: East Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان شرقی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: East Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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