Saman County
{{Short description|County in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran}}
{{for multi|the administrative division of this county|Saman Rural District|the city|Saman, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari{{!}}Saman|other places with a similar name|Saman (disambiguation){{!}}Saman}}
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{{Infobox settlement
|name = Saman County
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|native_name = {{langx|fa|شهرستان سامان}}
|settlement_type = County
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| map_caption1 = Location of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province in Iran
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|subdivision_type = Country
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|subdivision_type1 = Province
|subdivision_name1 = Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari
|seat_type = Capital
|seat = Saman
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| p2 = Zayandeh Rud
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|population_total = 34616
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Saman County ({{langx|fa|شهرستان سامان}}) is in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Saman.{{cite report|title=Letter of approval regarding national divisions in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province|language=fa|website=rc.majlis.ir|via=Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of Farabi Mobile Library|url=https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/826689|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130110181426/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/826689|archive-date=10 January 2013|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers|last=Rahimi|first=Mohammad Reza|date=21 October 1391|orig-date=Approved 29 September 1391|id=Notification 200671/T47661H|access-date=6 November 2023}}
History
In 2013, Saman District was separated from Shahrekord County in the establishment of Saman County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Saman as its capital and only city at the time. The village of Hureh was elevated to the status of a city in 2017.{{cite news|title=The Minister of Interior agreed to convert Hureh village into a city|language=fa|website=irna.ir|via=Islamic Republic News Agency|url=https://www.irna.ir/news/82776826/وزير-كشور-با-تبديل-روستاي-هوره-به-شهر-موافقت-كرد|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240831164413/https://www.irna.ir/news/82776826/وزير-كشور-با-تبديل-روستاي-هوره-به-شهر-موافقت-كرد|publisher=Ministry of the Interior|last=Fazli|first=Abdolreza Rahmani|archive-date=31 August 2024|date=27 December 2017|access-date=31 August 2024}}
Demographics
=Population=
At the time of the 2016 National Census, the county's population was 34,616 in 11,080 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari 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_14.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524080828/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_14.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=24 May 2019}}
=Administrative divisions=
Saman County's population and administrative structure are shown in the following table.
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|+ Saman County Population | |
Administrative Divisions | 2016 |
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Central District | style="text-align: right;"| 24,449 |
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Chama RD | style="text-align: right;"| 4,784 |
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Saman RD | style="text-align: right;"| 5,473 |
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Saman (city) | style="text-align: right;"| 14,192 |
Zayandehrud District | style="text-align: right;"| 10,167 |
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Hureh RD | style="text-align: right;"| 6,398 |
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Zarrin RD | style="text-align: right;"| 3,769 |
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Hureh (city){{efn|Became a city after the 2016 census}} | style="text-align: right;"| |
Total | style="text-align: right;"| 34,616 |
colspan=2 | {{small|RD {{=}} Rural District}} |
See also
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