Central District (Talesh County)

Central District (Talesh County)
Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان تالش
The city of Talesh with Talysh Mountains
Central District (Talesh County)
Coordinates: 37°48′N 48°46′E / 37.800°N 48.767°E / 37.800; 48.767[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceGilan
CountyTalesh
CapitalTālesh
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
97,982
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

The Central District of Talesh County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان تالش) is in Gilan province, in northwestern Iran. Its capital is the city of Tālesh.[4]

History

In 2024, Saheli-ye Jokandan Rural District was separated from the district in the formation of Jokandan District.[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 85,258 in 20,617 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 91,978 people in 25,678 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 97,982 inhabitants in 29,589 households.[3]

Administrative divisions

Central District (Talesh County) Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[6] 2011[7] 2016[3]
Kuhestani-ye Talesh RD 6,479 5,914 7,482
Saheli-ye Jokandan RD[a] 18,232 18,515 19,442
Tula Rud RD 19,061 15,205 16,880
Tālesh (city) 41,486 52,344 54,178
Total 85,258 91,978 97,982
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

Notes

  1. ^ Transferred to Jokandan District after the 2016 census[5]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (2 December 2025). "دهستان کوهستانی طالش, بخش مرکزی شهرستان طوالش [Kuhestani-ye Talesh Rural District, Central District of Talesh County], Talesh County, Gilan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  2. ^ "QQX8+XMV Shileh Vasht, Gilan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  3. ^ a b c سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Gilan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ^ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان گیلان به مرکزیت شهر رشت [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Gilan province centered on the city of Rasht]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 975475A9-5706-45C0-82E2-1A579CFF751D. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 6 November 2025. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  5. ^ a b Aref, Mohammad Reza (10 August 2024) [۱۴۰۳/۵/۲۰ (1403/05/20) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب‌نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری در بخش مرکزی شهرستان طوالش [‌Resolution on the national divisions in the Central District of Talesh County]. پژوهشکده حقوقی شهر دانش [Shahr Danesh Law Research Institute] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره ۱۰۳۵۶۶ [Proposal No. 103566]. Archived from the original on 9 October 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  6. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Gilan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Gilan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.