Salmas County

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Salmas County
County
Salmas County
Counties of West Azerbaijan Province
Counties of West Azerbaijan Province
Location of West Azerbaijan Province in Iran
Location of West Azerbaijan Province in Iran
Coordinates: 38°11′N 44°44′E / 38.183°N 44.733°E / 38.183; 44.733Coordinates: 38°11′N 44°44′E / 38.183°N 44.733°E / 38.183; 44.733
Country Iran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CapitalSalmas
Bakhsh (Districts)Central District, Kuhsar District
Population
 (2016)
 • Total196,547
 • Rank90, Iran[1]
Demonym(s)Salmasian
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
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Salmas County (Persian: شهرستان سلماس) is a county in West Azarbaijan Province in Iran.[2] The capital of the county is Salmas. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 180,708, populated by Azerbaijanis.[3] The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District and Kuhsar District. The county has two cities: Salmas and Tazeh Shahr. A few thousand Armenians live in the district, and comprise the second largest population of minorities in the Province after Urmia County.

Administrative divisions[]

Salmas County is divided into two districts (بخش):

Demographics[]

Salmas County Historical Population
YearPopulation±%
1956 57,961—    
1966 70,824+22.2%
1976 87,700+23.8%
1986 127,891+45.8%
1996 156,558+22.4%
2006 183,381+17.1%
2011 192,591+5.0%
2016 196,547+2.1%
2021 N/A—    
Note: The data presented of 1976 and earlier (1956-1976) are from the censuses before Iranian Revolution and the data of 1986 and later (1986-2016) are from the censuses after it. The population of the county for the census 1956 is approximated by about 440% of Salmas's populations censused at the same year. Sources: "Population and Housing Census". Statistical Center of Iran. (used for censuses of 2006 and later), "Population of Salmas County". Salmas Weblog. (used for census of 1996), "Location and Geography of the City". Salmas County Municipality. (used for censuses 1966-1986), "An Analysis to the Urban System of West Azerbaijan Province During the Years 1956 till 2006". Urban Ecology Researches. (used in approximate calculation of the population for the census of 1956).

References[]

  1. ^ "فهرست 100 شهرستان پرجمعيت ايران برابر سرشماری سال 1395 + آمار".
  2. ^ اطلس گیتاشناسی استان‌های ایران [Atlas Gitashenasi Ostanhai Iran] (Gitashenasi Province Atlas of Iran Archived 2007-05-22 at the Wayback Machine)
  3. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
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