Samalqan District

District in North Khorasan province, Iran From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Samalqan District (Persian: بخش سملقان) is in Samalqan County,[a] North Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Qazi.[3]

CountryIran
Established2001[3]
CapitalQazi
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Samalqan District
Persian: بخش سملقان
District
Samalqan District is located in Iran
Samalqan District
Samalqan District
Coordinates: 37°27′N 56°29′E[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceNorth Khorasan
CountySamalqan
Established2001[3]
CapitalQazi
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
21,378
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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History

In 2013, two villages merged to form the new city of Ava.[6]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 20,621 in 5,466 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 22,335 people in 6,464 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 21,378 inhabitants in 6,738 households.[4]

Administrative divisions

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Samalqan District Population
Administrative Divisions2006[7]2011[8]2016[4]
Almeh RD7,5177,8667,788
Qazi RD[b]10,73411,5137,169
Ava (city)[c]3,993
Qazi (city)2,3702,9562,428
Total20,62122,33521,378
RD = Rural District
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See also

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Notes

  1. [a]
    Formerly Maneh and Samalqan County[5]
  2. [b]
    Formerly Samalqan Rural District[3]
  3. [c]
    Merger of two villages[6]

References

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