Piranshahr County
Persian: شهرستان پیرانشهر
County
Location of Piranshahr County in West Azerbaijan province (bottom left, purple)
Location of Piranshahr County in West Azerbaijan province (bottom left, purple)
Location of West Azerbaijan province in Iran
Location of West Azerbaijan province in Iran
Coordinates: 36°40′N 45°12′E / 36.667°N 45.200°E / 36.667; 45.200[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CapitalPiranshahr
DistrictsCentral, Lajan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total138,864
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Piranshahr County (Persian: شهرستان پیرانشهر) is in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Piranshahr.[3]

At the 2006 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] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 138,864 in 34,560 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

The population history of Piranshahr County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses is shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, five rural districts, and two cities.[2]

Piranshahr County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[4] 2011[5] 2016[2]
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
Gerd Kashaneh (city) 1,316 1,673 4,201
Total 107,677 123,639 138,864
RD: Rural District
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References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (6 April 2023). "Piranshahr County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Habibi, Hassan (7 July 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the country divisions of West Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Urmia". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 04. 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. 04. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.


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