Amlash County (Persian: شهرستان املش) is in Gilan province, in northwestern Iran. Its capital is the city of Amlash.[3]

History

The name of the village Buyeh in this county is attributed to the Buyid dynasty of the 10th & 11th century which ruled over much of Iran and most of Iraq. The founders like that of Imad al-Dawla were ethnically Daylamite in origin. [4]


Demographics

Language

It is a majority Gilaki speaking county entirely.[5]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 46,108 in 13,222 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 44,261 people in 14,191 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as of 43,225 in 15,306 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

Amlash County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Amlash County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[6] 2011[7] 2016[2]
Central District 29,716 28,882 28,421
Amlash-e Jonubi RD 6,584 5,887 5,517
Amlash-e Shomali RD 8,085 8,080 7,460
Amlash (city) 15,047 14,915 15,444
Rankuh District 16,392 15,379 14,804
Kojid RD 903 841 879
Shabkhus Lat RD[a] 11,201 9,496 8,978
Somam RD 3,332 2,818 2,793
Rankuh (city)[b] 956 2,224 2,154
Total 46,108 44,261 43,225
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Amlash County at Wikimedia Commons

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Notes

  1. ^ Formerly Amlash-e Jonubi Rural District[8]
  2. ^ Formerly the village of Shabkus Lat

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (12 October 2024). "Amlash County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Gilan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Habibi, Hassan (13 April 1391) [Approved 29 April 1376]. National divisions in Gilan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 1.4.42.4039; Notification 58690/18397K. Archived from the original on 3 July 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
  4. ^ "Atlas of the Languages of Iran".
  5. ^ "Atlas of the Languages of Iran".
  6. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Gilan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Gilan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
  8. ^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2023) [Approved 26 June 1373]. Creating reforms in the rural districts of Gilan province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Council. Proposal 1.4.42.676. Archived from the original on 13 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.


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