Saman County Explained

Saman County
Native Name:Persian: شهرستان سامان
Settlement Type:County
Image Map1:IranChaharMahaalBakhtiari-SVG.svg
Map Caption1:Location of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province in Iran
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Saman
Parts Type:Districts
Parts Style:para
P1:Central
P2:Zayandeh Rud
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:34616
Coordinates:32.5167°N 105°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Saman County (Persian: شهرستان سامان) is in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Saman.[2]

History

In 2013, Saman District was separated from Shahrekord County in the establishment of Saman County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Saman as its capital and only city.[2] In 2019, the village of Hureh was elevated to the status of a city.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2016 National Census, the county's population was 34,616 in 11,080 households.[4]

Administrative divisions

Saman County's population and administrative structure are shown in the following table.

Saman County Population
Administrative Divisions 2016
Central District 24,449
4,784
5,473
Saman (city) 14,192
Zayandehrud District 10,167
6,398
3,769
Hureh (city)
Total 34,616

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Saman County . . 2 April 2023 . 2 April 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province . fa . Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of Farabi Mobile Library . https://web.archive.org/web/20130110181426/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/826689 . 10 January 2013 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Rahimi . Mohammad Reza . 29 September 2013 . 6 November 2023.
  3. Web site: The village of Yan Cheshmeh, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, became a city . fa . Jamaran . https://web.archive.org/web/20200810025259/https://www.jamaran.news/بخش-چهارمحال-بختیاری-198/858306-روستای-یانچشمه-چهارمحال-بختیاری-به-شهر-تبدیل-شد . Jahanbakhsh Safari . 20 August 2019 . 10 August 2020 . 31 March 2023.
  4. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 14 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190524080828/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_14.xlsx . Excel . 24 May 2019.