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Charuymaq County
Persian: شهرستان چاراویماق
County
Location of Charuymaq County in East Azerbaijan province (bottom center, green)
Location of Charuymaq County in East Azerbaijan province (bottom center, green)
Location of East Azerbaijan province in Iran
Location of East Azerbaijan province in Iran
Coordinates: 37°03′N 47°10′E / 37.050°N 47.167°E / 37.050; 47.167[1][2]
Country Iran
Province East Azerbaijan
Established 2000[3]
Capital Qarah Aghaj
Districts Central, Shadian
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
31,071
Time zone UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Website charoymagh.ir
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Charuymaq County (Persian: شهرستان چاراویماق) is in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Qarah Aghaj.[3]

Etymology

According to Vladimir Minorsky, the name Chār-oymāq means "the four tribes" (from the Mongolian word aymaq, meaning "tribe").[5]: 69, 76  Until the mid-20th century, the Charuymaq District was known as Oryād or Uryād, after the Oirats, a Mongol tribe.[5]: 69, 72  According to the Ālam-ārā, a tribe known as Uryād historically lived among (but was separate from) the Mukri Kurds.[5]: 68 

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 33,921 in 6,396 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 32,745 people in 8,202 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 31,071 in 9,016 households.[4]

Administrative divisions

Charuymaq County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Charuymaq County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[6] 2011[7] 2016[4]
Central District 21,136 20,341 19,704
Charuymaq-e Jonubegharbi RD 4,358 3,881 3,496
Charuymaq-e Markazi RD 6,444 5,429 5,194
Quri Chay-ye Sharqi RD 2,631 2,457 2,176
Varqeh RD 3,546 2,922 2,736
Qarah Aghaj (city) 4,157 5,652 6,102
Shadian District 12,785 12,404 11,367
Charuymaq-e Jonubesharqi RD 5,155 4,961 4,428
Charuymaq-e Sharqi RD 7,630 7,443 6,939
Total 33,921 32,745 31,071
RD = Rural District

See also

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References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (2 September 2024). "دهستان چاراویماق جنوبشرقی, بخش شادیان [Charuymaq-e Jonubesharqi Rural District, Shadian District], Charoymagh City, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  2. ^ "25X8+XMV Qizleq, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  3. ^ a b Habibi, Hassan (6 September 2000) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1379/06/16 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد تغییرات و اصلاحات تقسیماتی در استان آذربایجان شرقی [‌Making divisional changes and reforms in East Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] E5DA4421-A411-4C69-A296-FC208365F0CF. شماره دوره [Course number] 79. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b c Minorsky, Vladimir (1957). "Mongol Place-Names in Mukri Kurdistan". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. 19 (1): 58–81. doi:10.1017/S0041977X00119202. JSTOR 609632. S2CID 163135242. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.