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Samarin District

Samarin District is in Ardabil County, Ardabil province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Samarin.

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Samarin District
Persian: بخش ثمرین
Samarin District
Coordinates: 38°24′N 48°06′E / 38.400°N 48.100°E / 38.400; 48.10012
CountryIran
ProvinceArdabil
CountyArdabil
Established20103
CapitalSamarin
Population
 (2016)4
 • Total
8,471
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Samarin District (Persian: بخش ثمرین) is in Ardabil County, Ardabil province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Samarin.3

History

In 2010, Gharbi Rural District was separated from the Central District in the formation of Samarin District.3 The village of Samarin was elevated to the status of a city in 2018.5

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2011 National Census, the district's population was 9,161 people in 2,314 households.6 The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 8,471 inhabitants living in 2,452 households.4

Administrative divisions

Samarin District Population
Administrative Divisions 20116 20164
Dujaq RD 4,186 3,535
Gharbi RD 4,975 4,936
Samarin (city)a
Total 9,161 8,471
RD = Rural District
See also

See also

Iran portal

Notes

Notes

  1. Became a city after the 2016 census5
References

References

  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (4 May 2025). "دهستان دوجاق, بخش ثمرین [Dujaq Rural District, Samarin District], Ardabil city, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  2. "C32X+2X5 Abrbakoo, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  3. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (31 January 2010) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1388/11/11 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری در شهرستان اردبیل [‌Resolution on national divisions in Ardabil County]. مهدی داودآبادی [Mehdi Davudabadi] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره 125844 / 42/ 4/ 1 [Proposal Number 125844/42/1/4]. Archived from the original on 18 June 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  4. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان اردبیل [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Ardabil Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  5. Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (22 January 2018) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1396/11/2 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. مصوبه وزارت کشور در خصوص تبدیل روستای ثمرین مرکز بخش ثمرین شهرستان اردبیل به شهر [‌Approval of the Ministry of Interior regarding the conversion of the village of Samarin, the center of Samarin District, Ardabil County, into a city]. مهدی داودآبادی [Mehdi Davudabadi] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. نامه شماره 33667/59806 [Letter Number 33667/59806]. Archived from the original on 18 June 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  6. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان اردبیل [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Ardabil Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2025.