Nur County should not be confused with Nir County.
Nur County | |
Native Name: | Persian: شهرستان نور |
Settlement Type: | County |
Image Map1: | IranMazandaran-SVG.svg |
Map Caption1: | Location of Mazandaran province in Iran |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Iran |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Mazandaran |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Nur |
Parts Type: | Districts |
Parts Style: | para |
P1: | Central |
P2: | Baladeh |
P3: | Chamestan |
Area Total Km2: | 2675.00 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Total: | 121531 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Coordinates: | 36.3194°N 51.8181°W |
Coordinates Footnotes: | [2] |
Timezone: | IRST |
Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Nur County (Persian: شهرستان نور) is in Mazandaran province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Nur.[3]
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 104,807 in 27,699 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 109,281 people in 32,461 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 121,531 in 39,350 households.[6]
Nur County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Central District | 57,530 | 61,497 | 69,601 | |
8,719 | 9,935 | 11,065 | ||
10,809 | 11,524 | 13,328 | ||
2,975 | 3,161 | 3,091 | ||
Izadshahr (city) | 6,882 | 6,797 | 7,439 | |
Nur (city) | 21,806 | 22,978 | 26,947 | |
Ruyan (city) | 6,339 | 7,102 | 7,731 | |
Baladeh District | 6,594 | 5,739 | 7,630 | |
1,811 | 1,400 | 2,452 | ||
2,114 | 2,327 | 3,231 | ||
1,535 | 975 | 977 | ||
Baladeh (city) | 1,134 | 1,037 | 970 | |
Chamestan District | 40,683 | 42,045 | 44,300 | |
3,229 | 2,968 | 3,239 | ||
13,906 | 13,953 | 14,259 | ||
14,067 | 14,507 | 15,608 | ||
Chamestan (city) | 9,481 | 10,617 | 11,194 | |
Total | 104,807 | 109,281 | 121,531 | |