Samalqan County Explained
| Samalqan County |
| Native Name: | Persian: 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 (Persian: شهرستان سملقان) is in North Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Ashkhaneh.[2]
History
In July 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.
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)) . Maneh and Samalqan County . . 19 May 2023 . 19 May 2023 . fa.
- Web site: 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 . Islamic Parliament Research Center . fa . Habibi . Hassan . Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers . 17 December 1379 . 11 January 2024.
- Web site: Six new cities and towns were added to the map of country divisions . fa . DOLAT . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714151003/http://www.dolat.ir/NSite/FullStory/News/?Serv=1&Id=229584 . Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers . 14 July 2014 . 5 July 2013 . Rahimi . Mohammad Reza . 19 May 2023.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 28 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 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.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 28 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . 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.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 28 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 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.
