Meshgin Shahr County () is in Ardabil province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Meshginshahr.
History Before the 20th century, Meshgin Shahr County had no urban center of any kind, the people having been mainly nomadic and tribal.
In 2007, the village of Fakhrabad was converted to a city, and the village of Moradlu rose to city status in 2010.
In 2012, Meshgin-e Gharbi and Shaban Rural Districts were separated from the Central District in the formation of Qosabeh District. At the same time, the village of Qosabeh became a city. The village of Alni also was transformed into a city in 2019.
Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 156,141 in 36,470 households. The following census in 2011 counted 151,156 people in 40,954 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 149,941 in 45,999 households.
Administrative divisions
Meshgin Shahr County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
+ Meshgin Shahr County Population Administrative Divisions 2006 2011 2016 Central District 112,128 114,726 107,557 Dasht RD 19,750 18,662 23,699 Meshgin-e Gharbi RD 15,277 14,185 Meshgin-e Sharqi RD 10,335 10,624 9,749 Shaban RD 5,470 4,372 Alni (city) Meshginshahr (city) 61,296 66,883 74,109 Arshaq District 12,636 10,364 10,296 Arshaq-e Markazi RD 5,215 4,083 4,478 Arshaq-e Shomali RD 5,672 4,664 4,237 Razey (city) 1,749 1,617 1,581 Meshgin-e Sharqi District 17,627 14,322 12,663 Lahrud RD 5,630 3,928 4,329 Naqdi RD 3,582 2,741 1,949 Qarah Su RD 5,454 3,956 3,237 Fakhrabad (city) 1,114 999 Lahrud (city) 2,961 2,583 2,149 Moradlu District 13,750 11,744 10,032 Arshaq-e Gharbi RD 7,741 6,137 5,157 Salavat RD 2,516 1,946 1,785 Yaft RD 3,493 2,900 2,419 Moradlu (city) 761 671 Qosabeh District 9,393 Meshgin-e Gharbi RD 3,904 Shaban RD 3,394 Qosabeh (city) 2,095 Total 156,141 151,156 149,941
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