Rasht County

Rasht County

کلانشهر رشت
Rasht County کلانشهر رشت
County
	Location of Rasht County in Gilan province (center, pink)
	Location of Gilan province in Iran
	Coordinates: 37°14′N 49°45′E
Country	Iran
Province	Gilan
Capital	Rasht
Districts	Central, Khoshk-e Bijar, Kuchesfahan, Lasht-e Nesha, Sangar
Population (2016)
• Total	956,971
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
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Rasht County (Persian: کلانشهر رشت) is in Gilan province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Rasht. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 847,680 in 244,613 households.[1] The following census in 2011 counted 918,445 people in 293,448 households.[2] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 956,971 in 321,703 households.[3]

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Rasht County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows six districts, 18 rural districts, and seven cities.[3]

Rasht County Population
Administrative Divisions	2006[1]	2011[2]	2016[3]
Central District	624,507	696,576	740,985
Howmeh Rural District	20,703	20,664	20,449
Lakan Rural District	21,251	11,480	15,209
Pasikhan Rural District	10,018	7,523	8,723
Pir Bazar Rural District	21,374	16,958	16,609
Rasht (city)	551,161	639,951	679,995
Khomam District¹	52,050	53,600	54,860
Chapar Khaneh Rural District	11,620	10,774	9,967
Chukam Rural District	15,772	14,314	13,533
Kateh Sar-e Khomam Rural District	11,757	11,406	10,463
Khomam (city)	12,901	17,106	20,897
Khoshk-e Bijar District	28,051	27,249	26,102
Hajji Bekandeh-ye Khoshk-e Bijar Rural District	9,973	9,793	9,282
Nowsher-e Khoshk-e Bijar Rural District	10,600	10,323	9,575
Khoshk-e Bijar (city)	7,478	7,133	7,245
Kuchesfahan District	49,278	48,079	45,823
Belesbeneh Rural District	19,437	18,496	17,019
Kenar Sar Rural District	7,102	6,497	6,111
Lulaman Rural District	14,388	10,078	5,241
Kuchesfahan (city)	8,351	9,450	10,026
Luleman (city)		3,558	7,426
Lasht-e Nesha District	36,316	33,972	31,894
Aliabad-e Ziba Kenar Rural District	9,606	9,215	7,764
Gafsheh-ye Lasht-e Nesha Rural District	9,187	8,072	7,799
Jirhandeh-ye Lasht-e Nesha Rural District	6,652	6,023	5,792
Lasht-e Nesha (city)	10,871	10,662	10,539
Sangar District	57,478	58,969	57,303
Eslamabad Rural District	20,296	19,261	17,659
Sangar Rural District	16,808	15,513	14,475
Saravan Rural District	13,986	14,041	12,586
Sangar (city)	6,388	10,154	12,583
Total	847,680	918,445	956,971
¹Became a part of Khomam County

References

"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 01. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 01. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 01. Archived from the original (Excel) on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

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[2006_census-1] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 01. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[2011_census-2] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 01. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[2016_census-3] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 01. Archived from the original (Excel) on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.