Central District (Masal County)

Central District (Masal County)
Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان ماسال
Central District (Masal County) is located in Iran
Central District (Masal County)
Central District (Masal County)
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 37°19′N 49°01′E / 37.317°N 49.017°E / 37.317; 49.017[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceGilan
CountyMasal
Established1997[3]
CapitalMasal
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
30,642
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

The Central District of Masal County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان ماسال) is in northwestern Iran's Gilan province. Its capital is the city of Masal.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 26,063 in 6,886 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 28,797 people in 8,530 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 30,642 inhabitants in 9,946 households.[4]

Administrative divisions

Central District (Masal County) Population
Administrative Divisions2006[5]2011[6]2016[4]
Howmeh RD9,6528,9628,209
Masal RD5,4195,1464,532
Masal (city)10,99214,68917,901
Total26,06328,79730,642
RD = Rural District

See also

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References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (16 November 2025). "دهستان ماسال, بخش مرکزی [Masal Rural District, Central District], Masal County, Gilan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "8288+MM7 Salimabad, Gilan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  3. 1 2 Habibi, Hassan (27 April 1997) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1376/02/07 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. انجام اصلاحات تقسیماتی در استان گیلان [‌Implementing divisional reforms in Gilan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 87D976E2-90D5-4F1F-9569-98BD942FBAB6. شماره دوره [Course number] 76, شماره جلد [Volume number] 255. Archived from the original on 13 December 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Gilan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Gilan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Gilan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.