Amlash County

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Amlash County
Persian: شهرستان املش
County
Landscape near the village of Tabestan Neshin
Landscape near the village of Tabestan Neshin
Location of Amlash County in Gilan province (right, pink)
Location of Amlash County in Gilan province (right, pink)
Location of Gilan province in Iran
Location of Gilan province in Iran
Coordinates: 36°58′N 50°11′E / 36.967°N 50.183°E / 36.967; 50.183[1][2]
Country Iran
ProvinceGilan
Established1997[3]
CapitalAmlash
DistrictsCentral, Rankuh
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
43,225
Time zoneUTC+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.[5]


Demographics

Language

It is a majority Gilaki-speaking county entirely.[6]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 46,108 in 13,222 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 44,261 people in 14,191 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as of 43,225 in 15,306 households.[4]

Administrative divisions

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

Amlash County Population
Administrative Divisions2006[7]2011[8]2016[4]
Central District29,71628,88228,421
Amlash-e Jonubi RD6,5845,8875,517
Amlash-e Shomali RD8,0858,0807,460
Amlash (city)15,04714,91515,444
Rankuh District16,39215,37914,804
Kojid RD903841879
Shabkhus Lat RD[a]11,2019,4968,978
Somam RD3,3322,8182,793
Rankuh (city)[b]9562,2242,154
Total46,10844,26143,225
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Amlash County at Wikimedia Commons

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Notes

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (12 October 2024). "دهستان کجید, بخش رانکوه [Kojid Rural District, Rankuh District], Amlash County, Gilan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "X58M+M88 Lerdarabon, Gilan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  3. 1 2 Habibi, Hassan (20 July 1997) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1376/04/29 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تقسیمات کشوری در استان گیلان [‌National divisions in Gilan province]. 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] 61DD4E47-5024-41F9-AB68-8FB9B56563D8. شماره دوره [Course number] 76, شماره جلد [Volume number] 253. Archived from the original on 6 November 2025. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 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.
  5. ↑ "Encyclopedia Britannica: The Buyid Dynasty".
  6. ↑ "Atlas of the Languages of Iran".
  7. 1 2 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.
  8. 1 2 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.
  9. ↑ Habibi, Hassan (17 September 1994) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1373/06/26 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد اصلاحاتی در دهستانهای استان گیلان [‌Making reforms in rural districts of Gilan province]. 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] F273B063-7BBB-4BAA-ABEF-12DAB8E16D37. شماره دوره [Course number] 73, شماره جلد [Volume number] 2. Archived from the original on 13 December 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  10. ↑ Aref, Mohammad Reza (16 February 2003) [مصوب (Approved on) 1381/11/27 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. اصلاحات تقسیماتی در استان گیلان [‌Divisional reforms in Gilan province]. مهدی داودآبادی [Mehdi Davudabadi] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره 101278/42/04/1 [Proposal No. 101278/42/04/1]. Archived from the original on 4 December 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.