Malayer County
Persian: شهرستان ملایر
County
Location of Malayer County in Hamadan province (bottom, pink)
Location of Malayer County in Hamadan province (bottom, pink)
Location of Hamadan province in Iran
Location of Hamadan province in Iran
Coordinates: 34°19′N 48°46′E / 34.317°N 48.767°E / 34.317; 48.767[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceHamadan
CapitalMalayer
DistrictsCentral, Jowkar, Samen, Zand
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total288,685
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Malayer County (Persian: شهرستان ملایر) is in Hamadan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Malayer.[3]

At the 2006 census, the county's population was 285,272 in 73,755 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 287,982 people in 83,746 households.[5] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 288,685 in 89,762 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Malayer County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows four districts, 15 rural districts, and five cities.[2]

Malayer County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[4] 2011[5] 2016[2]
Central District 186,497 194,255 213,456
Haram Rud-e Olya RD 8,251 8,107 7,555
Jowzan RD 8,324 7,306 6,659
Kuh Sardeh RD 7,291 7,935 8,084
Muzaran RD 8,883 11,059 10,345
Tork-e Sharqi RD 10,576
Eslamshahr-e Aqgol (city)1
Malayer (city) 153,748 159,848 170,237
Jowkar District 52,445 50,487 37,046
Almahdi RD 12,081 11,027 8,101
Jowkar RD 6,100 5,394 4,218
Tork-e Gharbi RD 12,367 11,503 11,298
Tork-e Sharqi RD 11,003 10,814
Azandarian (city) 8,685 9,324 11,171
Jowkar (city) 2,209 2,425 2,258
Samen District 31,904 31,060 28,085
Avarzaman RD 6,337 6,199 5,667
Haram Rud-e Sofla RD 9,194 8,798 8,460
Samen RD 7,114 6,687 5,396
Sefidkuh RD 5,234 4,950 4,689
Samen (city) 4,025 4,426 3,873
Zand District 14,426 12,180 10,019
Kamazan-e Olya RD 4,434 3,564 2,964
Kamazan-e Sofla RD 4,985 4,405 3,776
Kamazan-e Vosta RD 4,163 3,486 2,658
Zangeneh (city) 844 725 621
Total 285,272 287,982 288,685
RD: Rural District
1Formerly the village of Eslamabad; became a city after the 2016 census[6]
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References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (7 March 2024). "Malayer County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 13. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the country's divisions of Hamadan province, centered in Hamadan city". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 11 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 13. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 13. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. ^ "The village of Eslamabad, the center of Tork-e Sharqi Rural District, the Central District of Malayer County in Hamadan province, will be transformed into a city and its name will be changed to Eslamshahr-e Aqgol city". RRK (in Persian). 9 January 2017. Archived from the original on 18 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.


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