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

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Maneh and Samalqan County . . 19 May 2023 . 19 May 2023 . fa.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.