Sareyn County

Sareyn County

Persian: شهرستان سرعین
Sareyn County Persian: شهرستان سرعین
County
	Location of Sareyn County in Ardabil province (center left, pink)
	Location of Ardabil province in Iran
	Coordinates: 38°12′N 48°02′E / 38.200°N 48.033°E / 38.200; 48.033
Country	Iran
Province	Ardabil
Capital	Sareyn
Districts	Central, Sabalan
Population (2016)
• Total	18,200
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Sareyn County (Persian: شهرستان سرعین) is in Ardabil province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Sareyn.^[2]

In July 2009, Sareyn District was separated from Ardabil County in the establishment of Sareyn County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Sareyn as its capital and only city.^[2]

The census in 2011 counted 18,231 people in 5,214 households.^[3] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 18,200 in 5,338 households.^[4]

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Sareyn County's administrative divisions over two consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, four rural districts, and one city.^[4]

Sareyn County Population
Administrative Divisions	2011^[3]	2016^[4]
Central District	13,062	13,305
Ab-e Garm RD	3,950	3,825
Alvars RD	4,672	4,021
Sareyn (city)	4,440	5,459
Sabalan District	5,169	4,895
Arjestan RD	3,269	3,097
Sabalan RD	1,900	1,798
Total	18,231	18,200
RD: Rural District

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (29 February 2024). "Sareyn County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
^ a b Davoudi, Parviz (15 July 2009). "With the approval of the government, Sareyn became a county". Islamic Republic News Agency (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 24. Archived from the original (Excel) on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ a b c "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 24. Archived from the original (Excel) on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (29 February 2024). "Sareyn County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 29 February 2024.

[Sareyn_County-2] Davoudi, Parviz (15 July 2009). "With the approval of the government, Sareyn became a county". Islamic Republic News Agency (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.

[2011_census-3] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 24. Archived from the original (Excel) on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[2016_census-4] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 24. Archived from the original (Excel) on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.