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Sari County

Sari County is in Mazandaran province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Sari.

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Sari County
Persian: شهرستان ساری
County
Badab-e Surt
Alandan Lake
Farah Abad
Sari Sea
Rajai Dam
Miana
Ab-anbar
Location of Sari County in Mazandaran province (center right, purple)
Location of Sari County in Mazandaran province (center right, purple)
Location of Mazandaran province in Iran
Location of Mazandaran province in Iran
Coordinates: 36°20′N 53°16′E / 36.333°N 53.267°E / 36.333; 53.26712
Country Iran
ProvinceMazandaran
CapitalSari
DistrictsCentral, Chahardangeh, Dodangeh, Kolijan Rostaq, Rudpey, Rudpey-ye Shomali
Area
3
 • Total
3,685.30 km2 (1,422.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2025)
 • Total
920,000
 • Density250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Sari County at GEOnet Names Server

Sari County (Persian: شهرستان ساری) is in Mazandaran province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Sari.4

History

In 2010, Miandorud District was separated from the county in the establishment of Miandorud County.5 In the same year, Rudpey-ye Jonubi and Rudpey-ye Shomali Rural Districts were separated from the Central District in the formation of Rudpey District.6

The village of Pain Hular was converted to a city in 2011.7

In 2012, Rudpey-ye Gharbi Rural District was created in Rudpey District, and Rudpey-ye Shomali Rural District was separated from it in the formation of Rudpey-ye Shomali District, which included the new Farahabad-e Jonubi Rural District.8

The village of Farahabad was converted to a city in 2018,9 and the village of Akand became a city in 2020.10

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 490,830 in 132,919 households.11 The following census in 2011 counted 478,370 people in 145,339 households.12 The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 504,298 in 165,467 households.13

Administrative divisions

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

Sari County Population
Administrative Divisions 200611 201112 201613
Central District 395,716 405,850 429,620
Esfivard-e Shurab RD 25,400 26,172 27,291
Kolijan Rostaq-e Sofla RD 16,953 21,579 21,813
Mazkureh RD 25,883 27,302 33,310
Miandorud-e Kuchak RD 33,905 34,380 37,386
Rudpey-ye Jonubi RDa 20,548
Rudpey-ye Shomali RD 13,943
Sari (city) 259,084 296,417 309,820
Chahardangeh District 19,969 15,796 17,376
Chahardangeh RD 5,884 4,081 4,864
Garmab RD 6,610 5,533 5,804
Poshtkuh RD 3,885 3,345 3,324
Kiasar (city) 3,590 2,837 3,384
Dodangeh District 8,140 7,705 7,653
Banaft RD 3,209 2,979 2,759
Farim RD 4,751 4,454 4,525
Farim (city)b 180 272 369
Kolijan Rostaq District 13,143 11,732 12,024
Kolijan Rostaq-e Olya RD 9,543 9,183 8,461
Tangeh Soleyman RD 3,600 2,549 2,607
Pain Hular (city) 956
Miandorud Districtc 53,862
Kuhdasht RDd 20,601
Miandorud-e Bozorg RD 24,444
Surak (city) 8,817
Rudpey District 37,287 22,126
Rudpey-ye Gharbi RD 9,762
Rudpey-ye Sharqi RDe 21,830 12,364
Rudpey-ye Shomali RDf 15,457
Akand (city)g
Rudpey-ye Shomali District 15,496
Farahabad-e Jonubi RD 5,826
Farahabad-e Shomali RDh 9,670
Farahabad (city)i
Total 490,830 478,370 504,298
RD = Rural District
See also

See also

Media related to Sari County at Wikimedia Commons

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Notes

Notes

  1. Formerly Rudpey Rural District14 and renamed Rudpey-ye Sharqi Rural District8
  2. Formerly the village of Mohammadabad15
  3. Transferred to Miandorud County5
  4. Renamed Kuhdasht-e Sharqi Rural District5
  5. Formerly Rudpey Rural District14 and Rudpey-ye Jonubi Rural District8
  6. Renamed Farahabad-e Shomali Rural District8
  7. Became a city after the 2016 census10
  8. Formerly Rudpey-ye Shomali Rural District8
  9. Became a city after the 2016 census9
References

References

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