Piranshahr County

For the city, see Piranshahr.

Piranshahr County (Persian: شهرستان پیرانشهر) is in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Piranshahr.^[3]

Piranshahr County Persian: شهرستان پیرانشهر
County
Location of Piranshahr County in West Azerbaijan province (bottom left, purple)
Location of West Azerbaijan province in Iran
Coordinates: 36°40′N 45°12′E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	West Azerbaijan
Capital	Piranshahr
Districts	Central, Lajan
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	138,864
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 107,677 in 20,617 households.^[4] The following census in 2011 counted 123,639 people in 28,415 households.^[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 138,864 in 34,560 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

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

Piranshahr County Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[4]	2011[5]	2016[2]
Central District	84,920	99,205	115,200
Lahijan RD	5,509	5,481	5,183
Mangur-e Gharbi RD	9,120	8,999	9,090
Piran RD	12,599	15,676	9,412
Piranshahr (city)	57,692	69,049	91,515
Lajan District	22,757	24,434	23,664
Lahijan-e Gharbi RD	6,904	7,169	6,261
Lahijan-e Sharqi RD	14,537	15,592	13,202
Lajan (city)[a]	1,316	1,673	4,201
Total	107,677	123,639	138,864
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Piranshahr County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

1. Formerly Gerd Kashaneh^[6]