Sardasht County

For the city, see Sardasht. For other places with a similar name, see Sardasht.

Sardasht County
Persian: شهرستان سردشت
County
Location of Sardasht County in West Azerbaijan province (bottom left, yellow)
Location of Sardasht County in West Azerbaijan province (bottom left, yellow)
Location of West Azerbaijan province in Iran
Location of West Azerbaijan province in Iran
Coordinates: 36°09′37″N 45°29′21″E / 36.16028°N 45.48917°E / 36.16028; 45.48917[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CapitalSardasht
DistrictsCentral, Rabat
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
118,849
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Sardasht County (Persian: شهرستان سردشت) is in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Sardasht.[3]

History

After the 2016 National Census, the village of Nalas was elevated to the status of a city.[4]

In 2022, Bask-e Kuleseh and Gavork-e Sardasht Rural Districts, and the cities of Nalas and Rabat, were separated from their districts in the formation of Rabat District. At the same time, Vazineh District[a] was separated from the county in the establishment of Mirabad County and renamed the Central District.[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 104,146 in 20,414 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 111,590 people in 26,546 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 118,849 in 31,049 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

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

Sardasht County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[6] 2011[7] 2016[2]
Central District 72,777 80,550 86,590
Alan RD 4,489 4,756 4,907
Baryaji RD 11,658 12,382 11,924
Bask-e Kuleseh RD 6,212 5,040 4,233
Gavork-e Sardasht RD 5,316 4,137 3,364
Rabat (city) 7,987 12,068 15,750
Sardasht (city) 37,115 42,167 46,412
Rabat District[b]
Bask-e Kuleseh RD
Gavork-e Sardasht RD
Nalas (city)
Rabat (city)
Vazineh District[c] 31,369 31,040 32,259
Gavork-e Nalin RD 10,682 10,065 9,958
Melkari RD[d] 16,185 15,545 16,301
Mirabad (city) 4,502 5,430 6,000
Nalas (city)[e]
Total 104,146 111,590 118,849
RD = Rural District

Tourism

The Shalmash Falls are in Sardasht County in a green forested valley.[8]

See also

Media related to Sardasht County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

  1. ^ Renamed the Central District of Mirabad County[5]
  2. ^ Established after the 2016 census[5]
  3. ^ Transferred to Mirabad County and renamed the Central District[5]
  4. ^ Renamed Melkari-ye Gharbi Rural District[5]
  5. ^ Became a city after the 2016 census[4]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (27 September 2024). "Sardasht County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b Jahangiri, Ishaq (19 November 2017) [Approved 15 August 1397]. "Approval of the Cabinet of Ministers regarding the conversion of Nalas village, the center of Melkari Rural District, Vazineh District, Sardasht County, West Azerbaijan province, to a city and changing the center of Melkari Rural District from Nalas village to Vavan village". dotic.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Letter 107814. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran.
  5. ^ a b c d e Mokhbar, Mohammad (c. 2023) [Approved 24 December 1401]. The city of Nalas was separated from Vazineh District and annexed to Sardasht County in West Azerbaijan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 101108. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
  6. ^ a b 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.
  7. ^ a b 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.
  8. ^ "جاذبه های گردشگری" ("Tourism Attractions") Portal Azarbaijan, in Persian