Malayer County

For the city, see Malayer.

Malayer County (Persian: شهرستان ملایر) is in Hamadan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Malayer.^[3]

Malayer County Persian: شهرستان ملایر
County
Location of Malayer County in Hamadan province (bottom, pink)
Location of Hamadan province in Iran
Coordinates: 34°20′20″N 48°46′00″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Hamadan
Capital	Malayer
Districts	Central, Jowkar, Samen, Zand
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	288,685
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
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History

After the 2011 National Census, Tork-e Sharqi Rural District was transferred from Jowkar District to the Central District.^[4]

After the 2016 census, the village of Eslamabad was elevated to city status as Eslamshahr-e Aqgol.^[5] The village of Aliabad-e Damaq became a city in 2024.^[6]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 285,272 in 73,755 households.^[7] The following census in 2011 counted 287,982 people in 83,746 households.^[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 288,685 in 89,762 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

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

Malayer County Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[7]	2011[8]	2016[2]
Central District	186,497	194,255	213,456
Haram Rud-e Olya RD	8,251	8,107	7,555
Jowzan RD	8,324	7,306	6,659
Kuh Sardeh RD	7,291	7,935	8,084
Muzaran RD	8,883	11,059	10,345
Tork-e Sharqi RD			10,576
Eslamshahr-e Aqgol (city)[a]
Malayer (city)	153,748	159,848	170,237
Jowkar District	52,445	50,487	37,046
Almahdi RD	12,081	11,027	8,101
Jowkar RD	6,100	5,394	4,218
Tork-e Gharbi RD	12,367	11,503	11,298
Tork-e Sharqi RD	11,003	10,814
Aliabad-e Damaq (city)[b]
Azandarian (city)	8,685	9,324	11,171
Jowkar (city)	2,209	2,425	2,258
Samen District	31,904	31,060	28,085
Avarzaman RD	6,337	6,199	5,667
Haram Rud-e Sofla RD	9,194	8,798	8,460
Samen RD	7,114	6,687	5,396
Sefidkuh RD	5,234	4,950	4,689
Samen (city)	4,025	4,426	3,873
Zand District	14,426	12,180	10,019
Kamazan-e Olya RD	4,434	3,564	2,964
Kamazan-e Sofla RD	4,985	4,405	3,776
Kamazan-e Vosta RD	4,163	3,486	2,658
Zangeneh (city)[c]	844	725	621
Total	285,272	287,982	288,685
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Malayer County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

1. Formerly the village of Eslamabad; became a city after the 2016 census^[5]
2. Became a city after the 2016 census^[6]
3. Formerly the village of Zanganeh-ye Olya^[9]