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

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 Divisions2006[6]2011[7]2016[4]
Central District12,60713,34812,190
Dursun Khvajeh RD5,2675,0214,132
Rezaqoli-ye Qeshlaq RD2,5222,5072,185
Yurtchi-ye Gharbi RD
Nir (city)4,8185,8205,873
Kuraim District10,96610,3088,674
Mehmandust RD3,3413,1362,465
Yurtchi-ye Gharbi RD[a]3,8823,8453,266
Yurtchi-ye Sharqi RD2,9622,4732,112
Kuraim (city)781854831
Total23,57323,65620,864
RD = Rural District

See also

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Notes

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

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (23 August 2024). "دهستان مهماندوست, بخش کوراییم [Mehmandust Rural District, Kuraim District], Nir County, Ardabil Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "X582+M26 Khaneh Shir, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  3. 1 2 Habibi, Hassan (16 March 1997) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1375/12/26 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌‌اصلاحات تقسیماتی در استان اردبیل [‌Divisional reforms in Ardabil province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 91C767FC-92CF-442A-8C34-B9487B3B496D. شماره دوره [Course number] 75, شماره جلد [Volume number] 253. Archived from the original on 29 February 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان اردبیل [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Ardabil Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  5. 1 2 Jahangiri, Eshaq (24 February 2019) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1397/12/5 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. لغو بند (الف) تصويب نامه شماره 232800/ت41576ك مورخ 25 / 11 / 1388 در خصوص تقسيمات كشوري در شهرستان اردبيل [Cancellation of paragraph (a) of letter of approval No. 232800/T41576K dated 25/11/1388 regarding national divisions in Ardabil province]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. تصويب نامه شماره 232800/ت41576ك [Approval Letter Number 232800/T41576K]. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  6. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان اردبیل [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Ardabil Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  7. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان اردبیل [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Ardabil Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nir_County