Samalqan County Explained
| Samalqan County |
| Native Name: | fa|شهرستان سملقان |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Image Map1: | IranNorthKhorasan-SVG.svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of North Khorasan province in Iran |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Khorasan |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Ashkhaneh |
| Parts Type: | Districts |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | Central |
| P2: | Samalqan |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 101727 |
| Coordinates: | 37.7167°N 95°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Samalqan County (fa|شهرستان سملقان) is in North Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Ashkhaneh.[2]
History
In 2013, two villages merged to form the new city of Ava.[3] In 2023, Maneh District was separated from the county in the establishment of Maneh County, and the name of Maneh and Samalqan County was changed to Samalqan County.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 91,884 in 23,040 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 103,944 people in 28,261 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 101,727 in 29,624 households.[6]
Administrative divisions
Samalqan County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
Samalqan County Population| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|
| Central District | 44,804 | 53,563 | 53,110 |
| 15,676 | 16,718 | 14,725 |
| 10,894 | 13,968 | 13,281 |
| Ashkhaneh (city) | 18,234 | 22,877 | 25,104 |
| Maneh District | 26,459 | 26,461 | 26,082 |
| 17,067 | 15,431 | 14,463 |
| 7,761 | 8,819 | 9,618 |
| Pish Qaleh (city) | 1,631 | 2,211 | 2,001 |
| Samalqan District | 20,621 | 22,335 | 21,378 |
| 7,517 | 7,866 | 7,788 |
| 10,734 | 11,513 | 7,169 |
| Ava (city) | | | 3,993 |
| Qazi (city) | 2,370 | 2,956 | 2,428 |
| Total | 91,884 | 103,944 | 101,727 |
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See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Samalqan County. . 27 October 2024. 27 October 2024. fa.
- Creating changes and reforms in the country divisions of Bojnord County in Khorasan province. https://web.archive.org/web/20100730080333/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/121206. 30 July 2010. rc.majlis.ir. Islamic Parliament Research Center. fa. Habibi. Hassan. Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Approved 17 December 1379. c. 2010. Proposal 1.4.42.13227; Notification 58694/22027H. 11 January 2024.
- News: Six new cities and towns were added to the map of national divisions. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714151003/http://www.dolat.ir/NSite/FullStory/News/?Serv=1&Id=229584. 14 July 2014. dolat.ir. Secretariat of the Government Information Council. Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Rahimi. Mohammad Reza. fa. 5 July 2013. Approved 7 May 2013. 17 March 2023.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): North Khorasan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 25 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20110920084106/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/28.xls. Excel. 20 September 2011.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): North Khorasan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. irandataportal.syr.edu. Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University. https://web.archive.org/web/20230119210728/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/North-Khorasan.xls. 19 January 2023. 19 December 2022. Excel.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): North Khorasan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 19 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20201027174651/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_28.xlsx. Excel. 27 October 2020.
