Ardabil County () is in Ardabil province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Ardabil.
History Sareyn District was separated from the county in the establishment of Sareyn County in 2009. In 2010, Gharbi Rural District was separated from the Central District in the formation of Samarin District, which included the new Dujaq Rural District.
In 2018, the village of Samarin was elevated to the status of a city, and the village of Aralluy-e Bozorg merged with another village to form the new city of Arallu in 2019.
Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 542,930 in 131,950 households. The following census in 2011 counted 564,365 people in 156,242 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 605,992 in 180,975 households.
Administrative divisions
Ardabil County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table
+ Ardabil County Population Administrative Divisions 2006 2011 2016 Central District 502,186 533,495 578,237 Arshaq-e Sharqi RD 5,856 4,400 3,403 Balghelu RD 21,368 7,297 8,054 Gharbi RD 10,730 Kalkhuran RD 13,564 9,991 10,048 Sardabeh RD 20,579 20,446 19,396 Sharqi RD 17,420 8,729 7,962 Ardabil (city) 412,669 482,632 529,374 Hir District 23,547 21,709 19,282 Fuladlui-ye Jonubi RD 3,148 2,619 2,021 Fuladlui-ye Shomali RD 9,263 9,423 9,341 Hir RD 8,548 7,146 5,840 Arallu (city) Hir (city) 2,588 2,521 2,080 Samarin District 9,161 8,471 Dujaq RD 4,186 3,535 Gharbi RD 4,975 4,936 Samarin (city) Sareyn District 17,197 Ab-e Garm RD 7,844 Sabalan RD 4,875 Sareyn (city) 4,478 Total 542,930 564,365 605,992
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