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Salmas County
Salmas County (Persian: شهرستان سلماس) is in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Salmas.

Demographics

Ethnicity

The county is populated largely by Azerbaijanis and a smaller minority of Kurds. Also a few hundred Assyrians live in the district, and comprise the second largest population of minorities in the province after Urmia County.

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 180,708 in 40,298 households. The following census in 2011 counted 192,591 people in 48,872 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 196,546 in 53,907 households.

Administrative divisions

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

Salmas County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006 2011 2016
Central District 150,256 165,639 168,630
Kenarporuzh RD 6,175 5,653 5,045
Koreh Soni RD 19,951 22,300 22,234
Lakestan RD 11,486 11,589 10,387
Zulachay RD 24,868 29,037 29,524
Salmas (city) 79,560 88,196 92,811
Tazeh Shahr (city) 8,216 8,864 8,629
Kuhsar District 30,452 26,952 27,916
Chahriq RD 9,450 8,941 9,435
Shenetal RD 10,950 9,494 9,931
Shepiran RD 10,052 8,517 8,550
Total 180,708 192,591 196,546
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Salmas County at Wikimedia Commons

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (27 September 2024). "Salmas County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  2. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): West Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2023) [Approved 21 June 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of West Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Urmia. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Notification 82808/T137. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
  4. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): West Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): West Azerbaijan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.


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