| Poldasht County | |
| Native Name: | Persian: شهرستان پلدشت |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Image Map1: | IranWestAzerbaijan-SVG.svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of West Azerbaijan province in Iran |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Azerbaijan |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Poldasht |
| Parts Type: | Districts |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | Central |
| P2: | Aras |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 42170 |
| Coordinates: | 39.2°N 55°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Poldasht County (Persian: شهرستان پلدشت) is in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Poldasht.[2]
After the 2006 National Census, Poldasht District was separated from Maku County in the establishment of Poldasht County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Poldasht as its capital.[2]
At the time of the 2011 census, the county's population was 42,071 people in the newly formed Poldasht County, in 10,654 households.[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 42,170 in 11,537 households.[4]
Poldasht County's population history and administrative structure over two consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
| Administrative Divisions | 2011 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central District | 28,022 | 28,377 | |
| 6,963 | 6,331 | ||
| 11,096 | 10,574 | ||
| Poldasht (city) | 9,963 | 11,472 | |
| Aras District | 14,049 | 13,793 | |
| 4,020 | 4,272 | ||
| 7,268 | 6,854 | ||
| Nazok-e Olya (city) | 2,761 | 2,667 | |
| Total | 42,071 | 42,170 | |
The historical Saint Stepanos Monastery, in the village of Dar-e Sham, in the Gejlarat area of Poldasht, draws tourists and the faithful from Iran and around the world. It was built in the Armenian style during the Safavid era.[5]