Kuhsar District

Kuhsar District
Persian: بخش کوهسار
Kuhsar District is located in Iran
Kuhsar District
Kuhsar District
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 38°05′N 44°29′E / 38.083°N 44.483°E / 38.083; 44.483[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountySalmas
Established1997[3]
CapitalKatban
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
27,916
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Kuhsar District (Persian: بخش کوهسار) is in Salmas County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Katban.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 30,452 in 5,324 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 26,952 people in 5,407 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 27,916 inhabitants in 6,299 households.[4]

Administrative divisions

Kuhsar District Population
Administrative Divisions2006[5]2011[6]2016[4]
Chahriq RD9,4508,9419,435
Shenatal RD10,9509,4949,931
Shepiran RD10,0528,5178,550
Total30,45226,95227,916
RD = Rural District

See also

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References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (23 October 2025). "دهستان شناتال, بخش کوهسار [Shenatal Rural District, Kuhsar District], Salmas County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "3FMM+88P Ostureh, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  3. 1 2 Habibi, Hassan (27 April 1997) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1376/02/07 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. اصلاحات و تغییرات تقسیمات کشوری در استان آذربایجان غربی [‌Reforms and changes in national divisions in West Azerbaijan]. 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] A937FC6F-C543-48B5-921C-810D86C7BE96. شماره دوره [Course number] 76, شماره جلد [Volume number] 255. Archived from the original on 2 October 2025. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: West Azerbaijan 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 آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: West Azerbaijan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.