Hamadan County
{{Short description|County in Hamadan province, Iran}}
{{for multi|the city|Hamadan|the administrative division of Iran|Hamadan province|other uses of a similar name|Hamadan (disambiguation){{!}}Hamadan}}
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|native_name = {{langx|fa|شهرستان همدان}}
|settlement_type = County
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| map_caption1 = Location of Hamadan province in Iran
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = Iran
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|subdivision_name1 = Hamadan
|seat_type = Capital
|seat = Hamadan
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Hamadan County ({{langx|fa|شهرستان همدان}}) is in Hamadan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Hamadan.{{cite report|title=Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Hamadan province, centered in Hamadan city|language=fa|website=lamtakam.com|url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240211122913/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113025|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Political Defense Commission of the Government Board|last=Habibi|first=Hassan|archive-date=11 February 2024|orig-date=Approved 21 June 1369|date=c. 2024|id=Proposal 3233.1.5.53; Letter 93808-907; Notification 82834/T134K|access-date=11 February 2024}}
History
After the 2006 National Census, Famenin District was separated from the county in the establishment of Famenin County.{{cite report|title=Letter of approval regarding national divisions in Hamadan province|language=fa|website=rc.majlis.ir|via=Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users|url=https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/135753|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130830211041/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/135753|archive-date=30 August 2013|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers|last=Davodi|first=Parviz|date=9 June 1392|orig-date=Approved 3 March 1388|id=Proposal 4/1/42/185908; Notification 81785/42296AH|access-date=12 February 2024}}
Demographics
=Population=
At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 626,183 in 165,753 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Hamadan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/13.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920093712/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/13.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}} The following census in 2011 counted 651,821 people in 190,808 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Hamadan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=irandataportal.syr.edu|via=Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University|url=https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Hamadan.xls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117164705/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Hamadan.xls|archive-date=17 January 2023|access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}} The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 676,105 in 210,775 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Hamadan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_13.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421224006/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_13.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=21 April 2021}}
=Administrative divisions=
Hamadan County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
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|+ Hamadan County Population | |||
Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
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Central District | style="text-align: right;"| 560,133 | style="text-align: right;"| 628,626 | style="text-align: right;"| 655,859 |
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Abaru RD | style="text-align: right;"| 6,329 | style="text-align: right;"| 6,819 | style="text-align: right;"| 6,701 |
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Alvandkuh-e Gharbi RD | style="text-align: right;"| 17,276 | style="text-align: right;"| 19,499 | style="text-align: right;"| 18,454 |
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Alvandkuh-e Sharqi RD | style="text-align: right;"| 6,448 | style="text-align: right;"| 5,885 | style="text-align: right;"| 5,748 |
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Gonbad RD | style="text-align: right;"| 3,916 | style="text-align: right;"| 3,233 | style="text-align: right;"| 2,991 |
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Hegmataneh RD | style="text-align: right;"| 22,813 | style="text-align: right;"| 34,889 | style="text-align: right;"| 35,653 |
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Sangestan RD | style="text-align: right;"| 11,909 | style="text-align: right;"| 13,038 | style="text-align: right;"| 11,824 |
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Hamadan (city) | style="text-align: right;"| 473,149 | style="text-align: right;"| 525,794 | style="text-align: right;"| 554,406 |
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Juraqan (city) | style="text-align: right;"| 8,851 | style="text-align: right;"| 9,262 | style="text-align: right;"| 9,234 |
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Maryanaj (city) | style="text-align: right;"| 9,442 | style="text-align: right;"| 10,207 | style="text-align: right;"| 10,848 |
Famenin District{{efn|Transferred to Famenin County}} | style="text-align: right;"| 40,541 | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| |
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Khorram Dasht RD | style="text-align: right;"| 14,050 | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| |
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Mofatteh RD | style="text-align: right;"| 8,145 | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| |
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Pish Khowr RD | style="text-align: right;"| 4,327 | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| |
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Famenin (city) | style="text-align: right;"| 14,019 | style="text-align: right;"| | style="text-align: right;"| |
Shara District | style="text-align: right;"| 25,509 | style="text-align: right;"| 23,195 | style="text-align: right;"| 20,242 |
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Chah Dasht RD | style="text-align: right;"| 6,708 | style="text-align: right;"| 5,411 | style="text-align: right;"| 4,407 |
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Jeyhun Dasht RD | style="text-align: right;"| 8,719 | style="text-align: right;"| 7,651 | style="text-align: right;"| 6,918 |
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Shur Dasht RD | style="text-align: right;"| 7,675 | style="text-align: right;"| 7,018 | style="text-align: right;"| 5,947 |
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Qahavand (city) | style="text-align: right;"| 2,407 | style="text-align: right;"| 3,115 | style="text-align: right;"| 2,970 |
Total | style="text-align: right;"| 626,183 | style="text-align: right;"| 651,821 | style="text-align: right;"| 676,105 |
colspan=4 | {{small|RD {{=}} Rural District}} |
See also
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