Maku County
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Maku County is a county
County
A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain modern nations. Historically in mainland Europe, the original French term, comté, and its equivalents in other languages denoted a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain...

 in West Azerbaijan Province in Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

. The capital of the county is Maku
Maku, Iran
Maku is a city in the West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 41,865, in 10,428 families.It is situated from the Turkish border in a mountain gorge at an altitude of 1634 metres. The Zangmar River cuts through the city. The common languages in Maku are Kurdish and...

. At the 2006 census, the county's population (including those portions that were later split off to form Poldasht County and Showt County
Showt County
Showt County is a county in West Azerbaijan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Showt. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 51,476, in 11,769 families. The county has one city: Showt....

) was 174,578, in 39,765 families; excluding those portions, the population was 84,516 in 19,238 families. The county has one district: the Central District
Central District (Maku County)
The Central District of Maku County is a district in Maku County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 84,516, in 19,238 families. The District has two cities: Maku and Bazargan....

. The county has two cities: Maku
Maku, Iran
Maku is a city in the West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 41,865, in 10,428 families.It is situated from the Turkish border in a mountain gorge at an altitude of 1634 metres. The Zangmar River cuts through the city. The common languages in Maku are Kurdish and...

 and Bazargan
Bazargan, Iran
Bazargan is a city in the Central District of Maku County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. It is the most important Iranian ground border for importing and exporting. At the 2006 census, its population was 9,047, in 2,126 families....

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