Saral District

Not to be confused with Saral Rural District.
For other places with a similar name, see Saral and Saral, Iran.

Saral District
Persian: بخش سارال
District
Saral District is located in Iran
Saral District
Saral District
Saral District is located in Iran Kurdistan
Saral District
Saral District
Coordinates: 35°43′46″N 46°52′53″E / 35.72944°N 46.88139°E / 35.72944; 46.88139[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceKurdistan
CountyDivandarreh
CapitalHezar Kanian
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total9,884
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Saral District (Persian: بخش سارال) is in Divandarreh County, Kurdistan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Hezar Kanian.[3]

History

After the 2011 National Census, Hoseynabad-e Shomali Rural District was separated from the district to join Sanandaj County.[4] After the 2016 census, the village of Hezar Kanian was elevated to the status of a city.[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population was 16,468 in 3,335 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 15,277 people in 3,859 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 9,884 inhabitants in 2,519 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

Saral District Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[6] 2011[7] 2016[2]
Hoseynabad-e Shomali RD[a] 3,603 3,475
Kowleh RD 5,996 5,396 4,371
Saral RD 6,869 6,406 5,513
Hezar Kanian (city)[b]
Total 16,468 15,277 9,884
RD = Rural District

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Transferred to Sanandaj County[4]
  2. ^ Became a city after the 2016 census[5]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (17 August 2023). "Saral District (Divandarreh County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 12. Archived from the original (Excel) on 8 May 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Aref, Mohammad Reza (26 March 1381). "Divisional reforms in Kurdistan province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Council. Archived from the original on 23 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  4. ^ a b "With some changes in the geography of four provinces: Three new cities were added to the map of the country's divisions". DOLAT (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. 6 October 2011. Archived from the original on 12 April 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  5. ^ a b Fazli, Rahmani (26 March 2017). "Hezar Kanian, the center of Saral District, was upgraded to a city". Kurd Press (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Archived from the original on 17 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 12. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 12. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.


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