Salmas County () is in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Salmas.
Demographics Ethnicity The county is populated largely by Azerbaijanis and a smaller minority of Kurds. Also a few hundred Assyrians live in the district, and comprise the second largest population of minorities in the province after Urmia County.
Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 180,708 in 40,298 households. The following census in 2011 counted 192,591 people in 48,872 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 196,546 in 53,907 households.
Administrative divisions
Salmas County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
+ Salmas County Population Administrative Divisions 2006 2011 2016 Central District 150,256 165,639 168,630 Kenarporuzh RD 6,175 5,653 5,045 Koreh Soni RD 19,951 22,300 22,234 Lakestan RD 11,486 11,589 10,387 Zulachay RD 24,868 29,037 29,524 Salmas (city) 79,560 88,196 92,811 Tazeh Shahr (city) 8,216 8,864 8,629 Kuhsar District 30,452 26,952 27,916 Chahriq RD 9,450 8,941 9,435 Shenatal RD 10,950 9,494 9,931 Shepiran RD 10,052 8,517 8,550 Total 180,708 192,591 196,546
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