Samarin Explained

Official Name:Samarin
Native Name:fa|ثمرين
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Iran
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Ardabil
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Ardabil
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Samarin
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:2326
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30
Coordinates:38.3561°N 48.1367°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]

Samarin (fa|ثمرين) is a city in, and the capital of, Samarin District, Ardabil County, Ardabil province, Iran.[2] It also serves as the administrative center for Gharbi Rural District.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Samarin's population was 3,146 in 711 households, when it was a village in Gharbi Rural District of the Central District.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 2,245 people in 596 households,[5] by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the formation of Samarin District.[2] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 2,326 people in 683 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[6]

After the census, Samarin was elevated to the status of a city.[7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)). Samarin, Ardabil County. openstreetmap.org (OpenStreetMap). 19 August 2024. 19 August 2024. fa.
  2. News: The government approved: Seven changes in the map of Ardabil and Isfahan national divisions. fa. dolat.ir. Secretariat of the Government Information Council. https://web.archive.org/web/20170326135320/https://dolat.ir/detail/187002. 26 March 2017. Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission of the Government Board. 18 February 2010. 28 November 2023.
  3. Creation and formation of 21 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Ardabil County under East Azerbaijan province. fa. rc.majlis.ir. Islamic Council Research Center. https://web.archive.org/web/20121022231243/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/110106. 22 October 2012. Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Mousavi. Mirhossein. Approved 2 February 1366. 8 February 1391. 29 November 2023. Notification 110700/T383.
  4. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Ardabil Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 25 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094514/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/24.xls. Excel. 20 September 2011.
  5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Ardabil Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. irandataportal.syr.edu. Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University. https://web.archive.org/web/20230115211527/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Ardabil.xls . 15 January 2023. 19 December 2022. Excel.
  6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Ardabil Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 19 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20190322123220/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_24.xlsx. Excel. 22 March 2019.
  7. News: Ardabil: The pristine nature of Samarin according to the picture. fa. tasnimnews.com. Tasnim News Agency. https://web.archive.org/web/20231128124527/https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1397/03/07/1736570/اردبیل-طبیعت-بکر-ثمرین-به-روایت-تصویر. Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. 28 May 2018. Approved March 2018. 28 November 2023. 28 November 2023.