Sanandaj County
Persian: شهرستان سنندج
County
Location of Sanandaj County in Kurdistan province
Location of Sanandaj County in Kurdistan province
Location of Kurdistan province in Iran
Location of Kurdistan province in Iran
Coordinates: 35°22′N 46°53′E / 35.367°N 46.883°E / 35.367; 46.883[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceKurdistan
CapitalSanandaj
DistrictsCentral, Hoseynabad, Kalatrazan, Sirvan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total501,402
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Sanandaj County (Persian: شهرستان سنندج) is in Kurdistan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Sanandaj.[3]

At the 2006 census, the county's population was 409,628 in 105,247 households. It is populated by ethnic Kurds.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 450,167 people in 127,699 households.[5] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 501,402 in 152,532 households, by which time Hoseynabad-e Shomali Rural District had been separated from Divandarreh County to join Sanandaj County.[2]

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Sanandaj County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows four districts, 12 rural districts, and two cities.[2]

Sanandaj County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[4] 2011[5] 2016[2]
Central District 386,738 428,610 461,278
Abidar RD 14,274 6,693 5,921
Arandan RD 4,012 5,125 5,458
Hoseynabad-e Jonubi RD 7,467 6,787
Howmeh RD 31,304 20,066 28,597
Naran RD 5,754 4,943 3,686
Sarab Qamish RD 4,719 4,785 4,849
Zhavarud-e Sharqi RD 7,762 6,224
Sanandaj (city) 311,446 373,987 412,767
Hoseynabad District 9,743
Hoseynabad-e Jonubi RD 6,579
Hoseynabad-e Shomali RD1 3,164
Hoseynabad (city)2
Kalatrazan District 22,890 21,557 19,371
Kalatrazan RD 8,196 7,371 6,854
Negel RD 6,739 7,112 6,194
Zhavarud-e Gharbi RD 6,819 5,781 5,021
Shuyesheh (city) 1,136 1,293 1,302
Sirvan District 11,008
Miyan Rud RD 6,591
Zhavarud-e Sharqi RD 4,417
Total 409,628 450,167 501,402
RD: Rural District
1Was a part of Divandarreh County at the 2006 and 2011 censuses
2Became a city after the 2016 census[6]
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References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (19 August 2023). "Sanandaj County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 12. Archived from the original (Excel) on 8 May 2022. 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 national divisions of Kurdistan province, centered in the city of Sanandaj". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 23 October 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 12. 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. 12. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. ^ Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (21 September 2017). "Notification of the resolution of the Ministry of Interior regarding the conversion of Hoseynabad village, the center of Hoseynabad District, Sanandaj County, to a city". DOTIC (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 19 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.


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