Nir County

Not to be confused with Nur County.

For the city, see Nir. For other topics with a similar name, see NIR.

Nir County (Persian: شهرستان نیر) is in Ardabil province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Nir.^[3]

Nir County Persian: شهرستان نیر
County
Sa'in Caravanserai is 10km along the old road from Nir County to Sarab
Location of Nir County in Ardabil province (bottom, yellow)
Location of Ardabil province in Iran
Coordinates: 37°58′N 48°09′E[1][2]
Country	Iran
Province	Ardabil
Established	1997[3]
Capital	Nir
Districts	Central, Kuraim
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	20,864
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Nir County at GEOnet Names Server

History

Yurtchi-ye Gharbi Rural District was separated from Kuraim District to join the Central District in 2019.^[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 23,573 in 5,411 households.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 23,656 people in 6,515 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 20,864 in 6,364 households.^[4]

Administrative divisions

Nir County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Nir County Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[6]	2011[7]	2016[4]
Central District	12,607	13,348	12,190
Dursun Khvajeh RD	5,267	5,021	4,132
Rezaqoli-ye Qeshlaq RD	2,522	2,507	2,185
Yurtchi-ye Gharbi RD
Nir (city)	4,818	5,820	5,873
Kuraim District	10,966	10,308	8,674
Mehmandust RD	3,341	3,136	2,465
Yurtchi-ye Gharbi RD[a]	3,882	3,845	3,266
Yurtchi-ye Sharqi RD	2,962	2,473	2,112
Kuraim (city)	781	854	831
Total	23,573	23,656	20,864
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Nir County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

1. Transferred to the Central District after the 2016 census^[5]