Piranshahr County
Piranshahr County
Persian: شهرستان پیرانشهر | |
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 Location of Piranshahr County in West Azerbaijan province (bottom left, purple) | |
 Location of West Azerbaijan province in Iran | |
| Coordinates: 36°40′N 45°12′E / 36.667°N 45.200°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | West Azerbaijan |
| Capital | Piranshahr |
| Districts | Central, Lajan |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 138,864 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Piranshahr County can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "9205906" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database". | |
Piranshahr County (Persian: شهرستان پیرانشهر) is in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Piranshahr.[3]
Demographics
[edit]Population
[edit]At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 107,677 in 20,617 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 123,639 people in 28,415 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 138,864 in 34,560 households.[2]
Administrative divisions
[edit]Piranshahr County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
| Administrative Divisions | 2006[4] | 2011[5] | 2016[2] |
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| Central District | 84,920 | 99,205 | 115,200 |
| Lahijan RD | 5,509 | 5,481 | 5,183 |
| Mangur-e Gharbi RD | 9,120 | 8,999 | 9,090 |
| Piran RD | 12,599 | 15,676 | 9,412 |
| Piranshahr (city) | 57,692 | 69,049 | 91,515 |
| Lajan District | 22,757 | 24,434 | 23,664 |
| Lahijan-e Gharbi RD | 6,904 | 7,169 | 6,261 |
| Lahijan-e Sharqi RD | 14,537 | 15,592 | 13,202 |
| Lajan (city)[a] | 1,316 | 1,673 | 4,201 |
| Total | 107,677 | 123,639 | 138,864 |
| RD = Rural District | |||
See also
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Media related to Piranshahr County at Wikimedia Commons
Notes
[edit]- ^ Formerly Gerd Kashaneh[6]
References
[edit]- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (27 September 2024). "Piranshahr County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ a b c Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): West Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2023) [Approved 21 June 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of West Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Urmia. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Notification 82808/T137. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
- ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): West Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): West Azerbaijan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
- ^ Jahangiri, Ishaq (18 March 2019). "The names of four regions in West Azerbaijan were changed". isna.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 19 March 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2024 – via Iranian Students' News Agency.
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