Saqqez County

For the city, see Saqqez.

Saqqez County (Persian: شهرستان سقز)^[a] is in Kurdistan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Saqqez.^[3]

Saqqez County Persian: شهرستان سقز
County
Location of Saqqez County in Kurdistan province (top, purple)
Location of Kurdistan province in Iran
Coordinates: 36°07′N 46°22′E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Kurdistan
Capital	Saqqez
Districts	Central, Emam, Sarshiv, Ziviyeh
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	226,451
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
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History

After the 2011 National Census, Emam, Khvor Khvoreh, and Tilakuh Rural Districts were separated from Ziviyeh District in the formation of Emam District.^[4] In 2019, the village of Santeh was elevated to the status of a city.^[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 205,250 in 45,909 households.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 210,820 people in 53,939 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 226,451 in 64,384 households. The county is largely populated by ethnic Kurds.^[2]

Administrative divisions

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

Saqqez County Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[6]	2011[7]	2016[2]
Central District	163,999	172,521	191,561
Mir Deh RD	6,322	5,266	4,774
Sara RD	12,408	11,268	11,842
Tamugheh RD	8,890	12,009	5,748
Torjan RD	5,030	4,240	3,939
Saqqez (city)	131,349	139,738	165,258
Emam District			12,946
Emam RD			3,658
Khvor Khvoreh RD			5,217
Tilakuh RD			4,071
Santeh (city)[b]
Sarshiv District	10,339	10,141	8,475
Chehel Cheshmeh-ye Gharbi RD	2,624	2,631	2,057
Zu ol Faqr RD[c]	7,715	7,510	6,418
Ziviyeh District	30,912	28,158	13,469
Emam RD	4,697	4,075
Gol Tappeh RD	7,409	6,607	6,412
Khvor Khvoreh RD	7,154	6,074
Saheb RD	4,845	4,158	3,956
Tilakuh RD	5,318	4,950
Saheb (city)	1,489	2,294	3,101
Total	205,250	210,820	226,451
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Saqqez County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

1. Also romanized as Šaharstān-e Saqqez; Sorani Kurdish: سه‌قز
2. Became a city after the 2016 census^[5]
3. Formerly Sarshiv Rural District^[8]