Central District (Talesh County)

Central District (Talesh County)
Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان تالش
The city of Talesh with Talysh Mountains
The city of Talesh with Talysh Mountains
Central District (Talesh County) is located in Iran
Central District (Talesh County)
Central District (Talesh County)
Coordinates: 37°48′N 48°46′E / 37.800°N 48.767°E / 37.800; 48.767[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceGilan
CountyTalesh
CapitalTālesh
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
97,982
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

The Central District of Talesh County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان تالش) is in Gilan province, in northwestern Iran. Its capital is the city of Tālesh.[4]

History

In 2024, Saheli-ye Jokandan Rural District was separated from the district in the formation of Jokandan District.[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 85,258 in 20,617 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 91,978 people in 25,678 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 97,982 inhabitants in 29,589 households.[3]

Administrative divisions

Central District (Talesh County) Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[6] 2011[7] 2016[3]
Kuhestani-ye Talesh RD 6,479 5,914 7,482
Saheli-ye Jokandan RD[a] 18,232 18,515 19,442
Tula Rud RD 19,061 15,205 16,880
Tālesh (city) 41,486 52,344 54,178
Total 85,258 91,978 97,982
RD = Rural District

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Transferred to Jokandan District after the 2016 census[5]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (2 December 2025). "دهستان کوهستانی طالش, بخش مرکزی شهرستان طوالش [Kuhestani-ye Talesh Rural District, Central District of Talesh County], Talesh County, Gilan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  2. ^ "QQX8+XMV Shileh Vasht, Gilan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  3. ^ a b c 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.
  4. ^ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان گیلان به مرکزیت شهر رشت [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Gilan province centered on the city of Rasht]. 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] 975475A9-5706-45C0-82E2-1A579CFF751D. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 6 November 2025. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  5. ^ a b Aref, Mohammad Reza (10 August 2024) [۱۴۰۳/۵/۲۰ (1403/05/20) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب‌نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری در بخش مرکزی شهرستان طوالش [‌Resolution on the national divisions in the Central District of Talesh County]. پژوهشکده حقوقی شهر دانش [Shahr Danesh Law Research Institute] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره ۱۰۳۵۶۶ [Proposal No. 103566]. Archived from the original on 9 October 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  6. ^ a b 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.
  7. ^ a b 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.