Masal County Explained
| Masal County |
| Native Name: | fa|شهرستان ماسال |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Image Map1: | IranGilan-SVG.svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Gilan province in Iran |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gilan |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Masal |
| Parts Type: | Districts |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | Central |
| P2: | Shanderman |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 52649 |
| Coordinates: | 37.3667°N 49°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Masal County (fa|شهرستان ماسال) is in Gilan province, in northwestern Iran. Its capital is the city of Masal.[2]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 47,648 in 12,328 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 52,496 people in 14,984 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 52,649 in 16,901 households.[5]
Administrative divisions
Masal County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
Masal County Population| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|
| Central District | 26,063 | 28,797 | 30,642 |
| 9,652 | 8,962 | 8,209 |
| 5,419 | 5,146 | 4,532 |
| Masal (city) | 10,992 | 14,689 | 17,901 |
| Shanderman District | 21,585 | 23,699 | 22,007 |
| 11,224 | 12,512 | 10,310 |
| 6,495 | 6,694 | 5,968 |
| Bazar Jomeh (city) | 3,866 | 4,493 | 5,729 |
| Total | 47,648 | 52,496 | 52,649 |
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See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Masal County. . 13 October 2024. 13 October 2024. fa.
- Carrying out divisional reforms in Gilan province. fa. lamtakam.com. Lam ta Kam. https://web.archive.org/web/20231213193109/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/117281. Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Council. Habibi. Hassan. 13 December 2023. Approved 24 February 1376. c. 2023. Proposal 1.4.42.14642; Letter 93808-907. 13 December 2023.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Gilan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 25 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20110920083905/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/01.xls. Excel. 20 September 2011.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Gilan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. irandataportal.syr.edu. Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University. https://web.archive.org/web/20231008063316/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Gilan.xls. 8 October 2023. 19 December 2022. Excel.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Gilan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 19 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20201204200858/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_01.xlsx. Excel. 4 December 2020.
