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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

Wikimedia Commons logo 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