Piranshahr County
{{Short description|County in West Azerbaijan province, Iran}}
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|native_name = {{langx|fa|شهرستان پیرانشهر}}
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| map_caption1 = Location of West Azerbaijan province in Iran
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|subdivision_type = Country
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|subdivision_name1 = West Azerbaijan
|seat_type = Capital
|seat = Piranshahr
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Piranshahr County ({{langx|fa|شهرستان پیرانشهر}}) is in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Piranshahr.{{cite report|title=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|language=fa|website=lamtakam.com|via=Lam ta Kam|url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113037|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231220192713/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113037|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council|last=Habibi|first=Hassan|orig-date=Approved 21 June 1369|date=c. 2023|id=Notification 82808/T137|archive-date=20 December 2023|access-date=20 December 2023}}
Demographics
=Population=
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 107,677 in 20,617 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): West Azerbaijan 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/04.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094953/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/04.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}} The following census in 2011 counted 123,639 people in 28,415 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): West Azerbaijan 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/West-Azerbaijan.xls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120205939/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/West-Azerbaijan.xls|archive-date=20 January 2023|access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}} The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 138,864 in 34,560 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): West Azerbaijan 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_04.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830042935/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_04.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=30 August 2022}}
=Administrative divisions=
Piranshahr County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
| class="wikitable"
|+ Piranshahr County Population | |||
| Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central District | style="text-align: right;"| 84,920 | style="text-align: right;"| 99,205 | style="text-align: right;"| 115,200 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Lahijan RD | style="text-align: right;"| 5,509 | style="text-align: right;"| 5,481 | style="text-align: right;"| 5,183 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Mangur-e Gharbi RD | style="text-align: right;"| 9,120 | style="text-align: right;"| 8,999 | style="text-align: right;"| 9,090 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Piran RD | style="text-align: right;"| 12,599 | style="text-align: right;"| 15,676 | style="text-align: right;"| 9,412 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Piranshahr (city) | style="text-align: right;"| 57,692 | style="text-align: right;"| 69,049 | style="text-align: right;"| 91,515 |
| Lajan District | style="text-align: right;"| 22,757 | style="text-align: right;"| 24,434 | style="text-align: right;"| 23,664 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Lahijan-e Gharbi RD | style="text-align: right;"| 6,904 | style="text-align: right;"| 7,169 | style="text-align: right;"| 6,261 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Lahijan-e Sharqi RD | style="text-align: right;"| 14,537 | style="text-align: right;"| 15,592 | style="text-align: right;"| 13,202 |
| style="padding-left: 1em;" | Lajan (city){{efn|Formerly Gerd Kashaneh{{cite report|title=Approval regarding national divisions in the provinces of West Azerbaijan, Ardabil, Isfahan, Bushehr, Sistan and Baluchestan, Fars, Qom, Lorestan, Mazandaran|language=fa|website=sdil.ac.ir|via=Shahr Danesh Legal Research Institute|url=https://sdil.ac.ir/آخرین-مصوبات-هیئت-دولت-دهه-سوم-اسفند/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629112137/https://sdil.ac.ir/آخرین-مصوبات-هیئت-دولت-دهه-سوم-اسفند/|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers|last=Jahangiri|first=Ishaq|archive-date=29 June 2019|orig-date=Approved 22 December 1397|id=Proposal 158389; Notification 175033/T56016H|date=14 April 2019|access-date=29 January 2025}}}} | style="text-align: right;"| 1,316 | style="text-align: right;"| 1,673 | style="text-align: right;"| 4,201 |
| Total | style="text-align: right;"| 107,677 | style="text-align: right;"| 123,639 | style="text-align: right;"| 138,864 |
| colspan=4 | {{small|RD {{=}} Rural District}} |
See also
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{{West Azerbaijan Province|state=collapsed}}
{{Piranshahr County|state=collapsed}}