Amlash County

For the city, see Amlash. For the administrative divisions of this county, see Amlash-e Jonubi Rural District and Amlash-e Shomali Rural District.

Amlash County Persian: شهرستان املش
County
Location of Amlash County in Gilan province (right, pink)
Location of Gilan province in Iran
Coordinates: 36°58′N50°11′E / 36.967°N 50.183°E / 36.967; 50.183 [1]
Country	Iran
Province	Gilan
Capital	Amlash
Districts	Central, Rankuh
Population  (2016) [2]
• Total	43,225
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Amlash County (Persian : شهرستان املش) is in Gilan province, in northwestern Iran. Its capital is the city of Amlash. ^[3]

History

The name of the village Buyeh in this county is attributed to the Buyid dynasty of the 10th & 11th century which ruled over much of Iran and most of Iraq. The founders like that of Imad al-Dawla were ethnically Daylamite in origin. ^[4]

Demographics

Language

It is a majority Gilaki speaking county entirely. ^[5]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 46,108 in 13,222 households. ^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 44,261 people in 14,191 households. ^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as of 43,225 in 15,306 households. ^[2]

Administrative divisions

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

Amlash County Population

Administrative Divisions	2006 [6]	2011 [7]	2016 [2]
Central District	29,716	28,882	28,421
Amlash-e Jonubi RD	6,584	5,887	5,517
Amlash-e Shomali RD	8,085	8,080	7,460
Amlash (city)	15,047	14,915	15,444
Rankuh District	16,392	15,379	14,804
Kojid RD	903	841	879
Shabkhus Lat RD [a]	11,201	9,496	8,978
Somam RD	3,332	2,818	2,793
Rankuh (city) [b]	956	2,224	2,154
Total	46,108	44,261	43,225
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Amlash County at Wikimedia Commons

Iranportal

Notes

1. Formerly Amlash-e Jonubi Rural District ^[8]
2. Formerly the village of Shabkus Lat

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (12 October 2024). "Amlash County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 12 October 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Gilan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Habibi, Hassan (13 April 1391) [Approved 29 April 1376]. National divisions in Gilan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 1.4.42.4039; Notification 58690/18397K. Archived from the original on 3 July 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2023– via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
4. "Encyclopedia Britannica: The Buyid Dynasty".
5. "Atlas of the Languages of Iran".
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Gilan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Gilan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022– via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
8. Habibi, Hassan (c. 2023) [Approved 26 June 1373]. Creating reforms in the rural districts of Gilan province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Council. Proposal 1.4.42.676. Archived from the original on 13 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023– via Lam ta Kam.