Masal County

Masal County
Persian: شهرستان ماسال
County
Location of Masal County in Gilan province (top left, purple)
Location of Masal County in Gilan province (top left, purple)
Location of Gilan province in Iran
Location of Gilan province in Iran
Coordinates: 37°22′N 49°00′E / 37.367°N 49.000°E / 37.367; 49.000
Country Iran
ProvinceGilan
Established1997
CapitalMasal
DistrictsCentral, Shanderman
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
52,649
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Masal County at GEOnet Names Server
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Masal County (Persian: شهرستان ماسال) is in Gilan province, in northwestern Iran. Its capital is the city of Masal.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 47,648 in 12,328 households. The following census in 2011 counted 52,496 people in 14,984 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 52,649 in 16,901 households.

Administrative divisions

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

Masal County Population
Administrative Divisions200620112016
Central District26,06328,79730,642
Howmeh RD9,6528,9628,209
Masal RD5,4195,1464,532
Masal (city)10,99214,68917,901
Shanderman District21,58523,69922,007
Shanderman RD11,22412,51210,310
Sheykh Neshin RD6,4956,6945,968
Bazar Jomeh (city)3,8664,4935,729
Total47,64852,49652,649
RD = Rural District

See also

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References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "9282+M26 Lal Kan, Gilan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
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  4. 1 2 3 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.
  5. 1 2 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.
  6. 1 2 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.