Kuhsar District

Not to be confused with Kuhsaran District or Kuhsarat District.

For other places with a similar name, see Kuhsar Rural District and Kuhsar.

Kuhsar District (Persian: بخش کوهسار) is in Salmas County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Katban.^[3]

Kuhsar District Persian: بخش کوهسار
District
Kuhsar District
Coordinates: 38°05′13″N 44°29′05″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	West Azerbaijan
County	Salmas
Capital	Katban
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	27,916
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 30,452 in 5,324 households.^[4] The following census in 2011 counted 26,952 people in 5,407 households.^[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 27,916 inhabitants in 6,299 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Kuhsar District Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[4]	2011[5]	2016[2]
Chahriq RD	9,450	8,941	9,435
Shenetal RD	10,950	9,494	9,931
Shepiran RD	10,052	8,517	8,550
Total	30,452	26,952	27,916
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (27 September 2024). "Kuhsar District (Salmas County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 27 September 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): West Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Habibi, Hassan (28 January 2013) [Approved 24 February 1376]. Reforms and changes of national divisions in West Azerbaijan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 1.4.42.10394; Notification 55630/17582K. Archived from the original on 17 April 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
4. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): West Azerbaijan 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): West Azerbaijan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.