Sangar District

Not to be confused with Sangar Rural District.

For the city, see Sangar. For other places with a similar name, see Sangar.

Sangar District (Persian: بخش سنگر) is in Rasht County, Gilan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Sangar.^[3]

Sangar District Persian: بخش سنگر
District
Sangar District
Coordinates: 37°08′21″N 49°40′59″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Gilan
County	Rasht
Capital	Sangar
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	57,303
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 57,478 in 15,954 households.^[4] The following census in 2011 counted 58,969 people in 18,610 households.^[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 57,303 inhabitants in 19,319 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Sangar District Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[4]	2011[5]	2016[2]
Eslamabad RD	20,296	19,261	17,659
Sangar RD	16,808	15,513	14,475
Saravan RD	13,986	14,041	12,586
Sangar (city)	6,388	10,154	12,583
Total	57,478	58,969	57,303
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (14 October 2024). "Sangar District (Rasht County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 14 October 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Gilan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Habibi, Hassan (21 October 2015) [Approved 21 June 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Gilan province centered on the city of Rasht. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 3233.1.5.53; Notification 82846/T135K. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
4. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Gilan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Gilan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.