Masal County (Persian: شهرستان ماسال) is in Gilan province, in northwestern Iran. Its capital is the city of Masal.[3]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county’s population was 47,648 in 12,328 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 52,496 people in 14,984 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 52,649 in 16,901 households.[4]
Administrative divisions
Masal County’s population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
| Administrative Divisions | 2006[5] | 2011[6] | 2016[4] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central District | 26,063 | 28,797 | 30,642 |
| Howmeh RD | 9,652 | 8,962 | 8,209 |
| Masal RD | 5,419 | 5,146 | 4,532 |
| Masal (city) | 10,992 | 14,689 | 17,901 |
| Shanderman District | 21,585 | 23,699 | 22,007 |
| Shanderman RD | 11,224 | 12,512 | 10,310 |
| Sheykh Neshin RD | 6,495 | 6,694 | 5,968 |
| Bazar Jomeh (city) | 3,866 | 4,493 | 5,729 |
| Total | 47,648 | 52,496 | 52,649 |
| RD = Rural District | |||
See also
Media related to Masal County at Wikimedia Commons
References
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (13 October 2024). “دهستان شاندرمن, بخش شاندرمن [Shanderman Rural District, Shanderman District], Masal County, Gilan Province, Iran” (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ “9282+M26 Lal Kan, Gilan Province, Iran” (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.