Samalqan District Explained

Samalqan District
Native Name:Persian: بخش سملقان
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:North Khorasan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Samalqan
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Qazi
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:21378
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Samalqan District (Persian: بخش سملقان) is in Samalqan County, North Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Qazi.[2]

History

In July 2013, two villages merged to form the new city of Ava.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 20,621 in 5,466 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 22,335 people in 6,464 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 21,378 inhabitants in 6,738 households.[6]

Administrative divisions

Samalqan District Population
Administrative Divisions 2006 2011 2016
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 20,621 22,335 21,378

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Samalqan District (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.