Mahneshan County
Mahneshan County
Persian: شهرستان ماه‌نشان | |
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Landscape in Mahneshan County | |
Location of Mahneshan County in Zanjan province (left, yellow) | |
Location of Zanjan province in Iran | |
| Coordinates: 36°39′N 47°36′E / 36.650°N 47.600°E[1][2] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Zanjan |
| Established | 1996[3] |
| Capital | Mah Neshan |
| Districts | Central, Anguran |
| Population (2016)[4] | |
• Total | 39,425 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Mahneshan County can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "9206411" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database". | |
Mahneshan County (Persian: شهرستان ماه‌نشان) is in Zanjan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Mah Neshan.[3]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 41,223 in 9,354 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 40,312 people in 10,990 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 39,425 in 11,935 households.[4]
Administrative divisions
Mahneshan 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 | 23,424 | 23,022 | 22,261 |
| Mah Neshan RD | 10,168 | 9,866 | 9,604 |
| Owryad RD | 6,413 | 5,537 | 5,196 |
| Qezel Gechilu RD | 2,348 | 2,180 | 1,974 |
| Mah Neshan (city) | 4,495 | 5,439 | 5,487 |
| Anguran District | 17,799 | 17,290 | 17,164 |
| Anguran RD | 9,457 | 8,331 | 7,890 |
| Qaleh Juq RD | 5,795 | 4,997 | 4,496 |
| Dandi (city) | 2,547 | 3,962 | 4,778 |
| Total | 41,223 | 40,312 | 39,425 |
| RD = Rural District | |||
See also
Media related to Mahneshan County at Wikimedia Commons
References
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (10 September 2024). "Anguran District, Mahneshan County, Zanjan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ "MH2X+2X5 Aqbulaq Hasan Abad, Zanjan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ a b Habibi, Hassan (6 October 1996) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1375/07/15 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. اصلاحات تقسیمات کشوری در استان زنجان [Reforms of national divisions in Zanjan 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] 4A19AD16-AF76-4765-9A72-85B7C04E0613. شماره دوره [Course number] 75. Archived from the original on 17 December 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ a b c سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان زنجان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Zanjan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 27 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان زنجان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Zanjan 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 زنجان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Zanjan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.