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Samalqan District

Coordinates: 37°27′00″N 56°29′24″E / 37.45000°N 56.49000°E / 37.45000; 56.49000
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Samalqan District
Persian: بخش سملقان
Samalqan District is located in Iran
Samalqan District
Samalqan District
Coordinates: 37°27′00″N 56°29′24″E / 37.45000°N 56.49000°E / 37.45000; 56.49000[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceNorth Khorasan
CountySamalqan
CapitalQazi
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total21,378
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Samalqan District (Persian: بخش سملقان) is in Samalqan County, North Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Qazi.[3]

History[edit]

In July 2013, two villages merged to form the new city of Ava.[4]

Demographics[edit]

Population[edit]

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 20,621 in 5,466 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 22,335 people in 6,464 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 21,378 inhabitants in 6,738 households.[2]

Administrative divisions[edit]

Samalqan District Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[5] 2011[6] 2016[2]
Almeh Rural District 7,517 7,866 7,788
Qazi Rural District[a] 10,734 11,513 7,169
Ava (city)[b] 3,993
Qazi (city) 2,370 2,956 2,428
Total 20,621 22,335 21,378
RD = Rural District

See also[edit]

flag Iran portal

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Formerly Samalqan Rural District
  2. ^ Merger of two villages[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (19 May 2023). "Samalqan District (Samalqan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 28. Archived from the original (Excel) on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Habibi, Hassan (17 December 1379). "Creating changes and reforms in the country divisions of Bojnord County in Khorasan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 30 July 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  4. ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (5 July 2013). "Six new cities and towns were added to the map of country divisions". DOLAT (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 28. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 28. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.