Malayer County

Malayer County
Persian: شهرستان ملایر
County
Landscape near the city of Aliabad-e Damaq
Landscape near the city of Aliabad-e Damaq
Location of Malayer County in Hamadan province (bottom, pink)
Location of Malayer County in Hamadan province (bottom, pink)
Location of Hamadan province in Iran
Location of Hamadan province in Iran
Coordinates: 34°20′N 48°46′E / 34.333°N 48.767°E / 34.333; 48.767
Country Iran
ProvinceHamadan
CapitalMalayer
DistrictsCentral, Jowkar, Samen, Zand
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
288,685
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Malayer County at GEOnet Names Server
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Malayer County (Persian: شهرستان ملایر) is in Hamadan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Malayer.

History

In 2011, Tork-e Sharqi Rural District was transferred from Jowkar District to the Central District.

The village of Eslamabad was converted to a city and renamed Eslamshahr-e Aqgol in 2017. The village of Aliabad-e Damaq became a city in 2024.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 285,272 in 73,755 households. The following census in 2011 counted 287,982 people in 83,746 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 288,685 in 89,762 households.

Administrative divisions

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

Malayer County Population
Administrative Divisions200620112016
Central District186,497194,255213,456
Haram Rud-e Olya RD8,2518,1077,555
Jowzan RD8,3247,3066,659
Kuh Sardeh RD7,2917,9358,084
Muzaran RD8,88311,05910,345
Tork-e Sharqi RD10,576
Eslamshahr-e Aqgol (city)
Malayer (city)153,748159,848170,237
Jowkar District52,44550,48737,046
Almahdi RD12,08111,0278,101
Jowkar RD6,1005,3944,218
Tork-e Gharbi RD12,36711,50311,298
Tork-e Sharqi RD11,00310,814
Aliabad-e Damaq (city)
Azandarian (city)8,6859,32411,171
Jowkar (city)2,2092,4252,258
Samen District31,90431,06028,085
Avarzaman RD6,3376,1995,667
Haram Rud-e Sofla RD9,1948,7988,460
Samen RD7,1146,6875,396
Sefidkuh RD5,2344,9504,689
Samen (city)4,0254,4263,873
Zand District14,42612,18010,019
Kamazan-e Olya RD4,4343,5642,964
Kamazan-e Sofla RD4,9854,4053,776
Kamazan-e Vosta RD4,1633,4862,658
Zangeneh (city)844725621
Total285,272287,982288,685
RD = Rural District

See also

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Notes

  1. ↑ Formerly the village of Eslamabad; became a city after the 2016 census
  2. ↑ Became a city after the 2016 census
  3. ↑ Formerly the village of Zanganeh-ye Olya

References

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