Sardasht County
County in West Azerbaijan province, Iran

County in West Azerbaijan, Iran
Sardasht County
Persian: شهرستان سردشت
County
Pranshahr–Sardasht Road
Pranshahr–Sardasht Road
Location of Sardasht County in West Azerbaijan province (bottom left, yellow)
Location of Sardasht County in West Azerbaijan province (bottom left, yellow)
Location of West Azerbaijan province in Iran
Location of West Azerbaijan province in Iran
Coordinates: 36°10′N 45°29′E / 36.167°N 45.483°E / 36.167; 45.483[1][2]
Country Iran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CapitalSardasht
DistrictsCentral, Rabat
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
118,849
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Sardasht County (Persian: شهرستان سردشت) is in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Sardasht.[4]

History

The village of Nalas was converted to a city in 2018.[5]

In 2020, Bask-e Kuleseh and Gavork-e Sardasht Rural Districts, and the city of Rabat, were separated from the Central District in the formation of Rabat District.[6]

In 2022, Vazineh District[a] was separated from the county in the establishment of Mirabad County and renamed the Central District. Nalas was transferred to Rabat District.[7]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 104,146 in 20,414 households.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 111,590 people in 26,546 households.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 118,849 in 31,049 households.[3]

Administrative divisions

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

Sardasht County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[8] 2011[9] 2016[3]
Central District 72,777 80,550 86,590
Alan RD 4,489 4,756 4,907
Baryaji RD 11,658 12,382 11,924
Bask-e Kuleseh RD 6,212 5,040 4,233
Gavork-e Sardasht RD 5,316 4,137 3,364
Rabat (city) 7,987 12,068 15,750
Sardasht (city) 37,115 42,167 46,412
Rabat District[b]
Bask-e Kuleseh RD
Gavork-e Sardasht RD
Nalas (city)
Rabat (city)
Vazineh District[c] 31,369 31,040 32,259
Gavork-e Nalin RD 10,682 10,065 9,958
Melkari RD[d] 16,185 15,545 16,301
Mirabad (city) 4,502 5,430 6,000
Nalas (city)[e]
Total 104,146 111,590 118,849
RD = Rural District

Tourism

The Shalmash Falls are in Sardasht County in a green forested valley near Shalmash Village.[10] Kani Grawan is also another popular tourist attraction in Sardasht County located near Kani Gaviz village.[11]

See also

Media related to Sardasht County at Wikimedia Commons

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Notes

  1. ^ Renamed the Central District of Mirabad County[7]
  2. ^ Established after the 2016 census[6]
  3. ^ Transferred to Mirabad County and renamed the Central District[7]
  4. ^ Renamed Melkari-ye Gharbi Rural District[7]
  5. ^ Became a city after the 2016 census[5]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (24 October 2025). "بریاجی, بخش مرکزی شهرستان سردشت [Baryaji, Central District of Sardasht County], Sardasht County, West Azerbaijan Province, 59651-71458, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  2. ^ "5F8M+M88 Sardasht, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  3. ^ a b c 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.
  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 آذربایجان غربی به مرکزیت شهر ارومیه [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of West Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Urmia]. 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] D6D37EAB-50D7-43D6-B320-D774C01ADE50. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  5. ^ a b Jahangiri, Eshaq (18 November 2018) [27/08/1397 (1397/08/27) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب‌نامه در خصوص تبدیل روستای نلاس شهرستان سردشت در استان آذربایجان غربی به شهر [‌Resolution on the conversion of Nalas village, Sardasht County, West Azerbaijan province, into a city]. پژوهشکده حقوقی شهر دانش [Shahr Danesh Law Research Institute] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شماره ۱۰۷۸۱۴/ت۵۵۰۴۶هـ [No. 107814/T55046H]. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  6. ^ a b Jahangiri, Eshaq (2 November 2020) [شماره ۹۱۱۹۵/ت۵۷۰۹۰هـ ـ ۱۳۹۹/۸/۱۲ (No. 91195/T57090 AH - 1399/8/12) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب‌نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری در شهرستان سردشت استان آذربایجان‌غربی [‌Resolution on the national divisions in Sardasht County, West Azerbaijan province]. پژوهشکده حقوقی شهر دانش [Shahr Danesh Law Research Institute] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره ۱۲۹۸۴۳ [Proposal No. 129843]. Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  7. ^ a b c d Mokhber, Mohammad (15 August 2022) [مصوب 1401,05,24 (Approved 1401/5/24) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. منتزع شدن شهر نلاس از بخش وزينه و الحاق به شهرستان سردشت در استان آذربايجان غربي [‌The separation of the city of Nalas from Vazineh District and its annexation to Sardasht County in West Azerbaijan province]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 101108. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  8. ^ a b 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.
  9. ^ a b 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.
  10. ^ "جاذبه های گردشگری" ("Tourism Attractions") Portal Azarbaijan, in Persian
  11. ^ https://itto.org/iran/attraction/Kani-Gravan-Mineral-springsPageContentMode=1 "جاذبه های گردشگری" ("Tourism Attractions")] Portal Azarbaijan, in Persian


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