After the 2006 National Census, the village of Sahand was elevated to the status of a city.[4]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population was 56,253 in 15,908 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 69,116 people in 21,041 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 127,452 inhabitants in 40,586 households.[2]
^Habibi, Hassan (17 April 1376). "Changes in country divisions in East Azarbaijan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 30 January 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2023.