Astara County Explained
| Astara County |
| Native Name: | Persian: شهرستان آستارا |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Image Map1: | IranArdabil-SVG.svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Gilan province in Iran |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gilan |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Astara |
| Parts Type: | Districts |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | Central |
| P2: | Lavandevil |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 91257 |
| Coordinates: | 38.3522°N 48.7297°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Astara County (Persian: شهرستان آستارا) is in Gilan province, in northwestern Iran. Its capital is the city of Astara.[2]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 79,416 in 20,725 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 86,757 people in 25,176 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 91,257 in 28,742 households.[5]
Administrative divisions
Astara County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
Astara County Population| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|
| Central District | 58,695 | 64,069 | 68,443 |
| 3,061 | 2,500 | 2,718 |
| 14,970 | 13,099 | 14,146 |
| Astara (city) | 40,664 | 48,470 | 51,579 |
| Lavandevil District | 20,721 | 22,688 | 22,814 |
| 7,553 | 5,743 | 5,370 |
| 6,796 | 6,328 | 6,209 |
| Lavandevil (city) | 6,372 | 10,617 | 11,235 |
| Total | 79,416 | 86,757 | 91,257 |
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See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Astara County . . 2 October 2023 . 2 October 2023 . fa.
- Web site: Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Gilan province centered on the city of Rasht . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center . https://web.archive.org/web/20161012175417/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/113040 . Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board . Habibi . Hassan . 12 October 2016 . 21 June 1369 . 12 December 2023.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 01 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 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.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 01 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20231008063316/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Gilan.xls . 8 October 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 01 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 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.
