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For the city, see Rasht. For the administrative division of Tajikistan, see Rasht District.

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Rasht County (Persian: شهرستان رشت) is in Gilan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Rasht.[4]

History

he village of Luleman was converted to a city in 2009.[5] The village of Pir Bazar became a city in 2020.[6] In the same year, Khomam District was separated from the county in the establishment of Khomam County.[7]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county’s population was 847,680 in 244,613 households.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 918,445 people in 293,448 households.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 956,971 in 321,703 households.[3]

Administrative divisions

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

Rasht County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[8] 2011[9] 2016[3]
Central District 624,507 696,576 740,985
Howmeh RD 20,703 20,664 20,449
Lakan RD 21,251 11,480 15,209
Pasikhan RD 10,018 7,523 8,723
Pir Bazar RD 21,374 16,958 16,609
Pir Bazar (city)[a]
Rasht (city) 551,161 639,951 679,995
Khomam District[b] 52,050 53,600 54,860
Chapar Khaneh RD 11,620 10,774 9,967
Chukam RD 15,772 14,314 13,533
Kateh Sar-e Khomam RD 11,757 11,406 10,463
Khomam (city) 12,901 17,106 20,897
Khoshk-e Bijar District 28,051 27,249 26,102
Hajji Bekandeh-ye Khoshk-e Bijar RD 9,973 9,793 9,282
Nowsher-e Khoshk-e Bijar RD 10,600 10,323 9,575
Khoshk-e Bijar (city) 7,478 7,133 7,245
Kuchesfahan District 49,278 48,079 45,823
Balasbaneh RD 19,437 18,496 17,019
Kenar Sar RD 7,102 6,497 6,111
Luleman RD 14,388 10,078 5,241
Kuchesfahan (city) 8,351 9,450 10,026
Luleman (city)[c] 3,558 7,426
Lasht-e Nesha District 36,316 33,972 31,894
Aliabad-e Ziba Kenar RD 9,606 9,215 7,764
Gafsheh-ye Lasht-e Nesha RD 9,187 8,072 7,799
Jirhandeh-ye Lasht-e Nesha RD 6,652 6,023 5,792
Lasht-e Nesha (city) 10,871 10,662 10,539
Sangar District 57,478 58,969 57,303
Eslamabad RD 20,296 19,261 17,659
Sangar RD 16,808 15,513 14,475
Saravan RD 13,986 14,041 12,586
Sangar (city) 6,388 10,154 12,583
Total 847,680 918,445 956,971
RD = Rural District

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Became a city after the 2016 census[6]
  2. ^ Transferred to Khomam County after the 2016 census[7]
  3. ^ Merger of several villages[5]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (17 November 2025). “دهستان سنگر, بخش سنگر [Sangar Rural District, Sangar District], Rasht County, Gilan Province, Iran” (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  2. ^ “6MMM+88P Dalecheh, Gilan Province, Iran” (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 17 November 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 Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (27 September 2009) [مصوب 1388/07/05 (Approved on 1388/07/05) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. شناخته شدن روستاي لولمان از توابع بخش كوچصفهان شهرستان رشت دراستان گيلان به عنوان شهر لولمان [‌Recognition of the village of Luleman from the functions of Kuchesfahan District of Rasht County in Gilan province as the city of Luleman]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 124796/42/4/1. Archived from the original on 6 October 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  6. ^ a b Jahangiri, Eshaq (30 December 2020) [مصوب 1399,10,10 (Approved on 1399/10/10) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصويب نامه در خصوص تبديل روستاي پير بازار مركز دهستان پيربازار بخش مركزي شهرستان رشت استان گيلان به شهر [‌Approval letter regarding the conversion of Pir Bazar village, the center of Pir Bazar Rural District, Central District of Rasht County, Gilan province, into a city]. 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] 46148. Archived from the original on 6 October 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  7. ^ a b Jahangiri, Eshaq (1 November 2020) [1399,08,11 تاریخ تصویب (Approval date 1399/08/11) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصويب نامه درخصوص تغييرات و اصلاحات تقسيماتي در استان گيلان [‌Letter of approval regarding the changes and reforms of divisions in Gilan 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] 24876. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.