Sardasht County

For the city, see Sardasht. For other places with a similar name, see Sardasht.

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

Sardasht County Persian: شهرستان سردشت
County
Location of Sardasht County in West Azerbaijan province (bottom left, yellow)
Location of West Azerbaijan province in Iran
Coordinates: 36°09′37″N 45°29′21″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	West Azerbaijan
Capital	Sardasht
Districts	Central, Rabat
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	118,849
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
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History

After the 2016 National Census, the village of Nalas was elevated to the status of a city.^[4]

In 2022, Bask-e Kuleseh and Gavork-e Sardasht Rural Districts, and the cities of Nalas and Rabat, were separated from their districts in the formation of Rabat District. At the same time, Vazineh District^[a] was separated from the county in the establishment of Mirabad County and renamed the Central District.^[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 104,146 in 20,414 households.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 111,590 people in 26,546 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 118,849 in 31,049 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

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

Sardasht County Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[6]	2011[7]	2016[2]
Central District	72,777	80,550	86,590
Alan RD	4,489	4,756	4,907
Baryaji RD	11,658	12,382	11,924
Bask-e Kuleseh RD	6,212	5,040	4,233
Gavork-e Sardasht RD	5,316	4,137	3,364
Rabat (city)	7,987	12,068	15,750
Sardasht (city)	37,115	42,167	46,412
Rabat District[b]
Bask-e Kuleseh RD
Gavork-e Sardasht RD
Nalas (city)
Rabat (city)
Vazineh District[c]	31,369	31,040	32,259
Gavork-e Nalin RD	10,682	10,065	9,958
Melkari RD[d]	16,185	15,545	16,301
Mirabad (city)	4,502	5,430	6,000
Nalas (city)[e]
Total	104,146	111,590	118,849
RD = Rural District

Tourism

The Shalmash Falls are in Sardasht County in a green forested valley near Shalmash Village.^[8] Kani Grawan is also another popular tourist attraction in Sardasht County located near Kani Gaviz village.^[9]

See also

Media related to Sardasht County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

1. Renamed the Central District of Mirabad County^[5]
2. Established after the 2016 census^[5]
3. Transferred to Mirabad County and renamed the Central District^[5]
4. Renamed Melkari-ye Gharbi Rural District^[5]
5. Became a city after the 2016 census^[4]