Central District (Samalqan County)

Central District (Samalqan County)

Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان سملقان
Central District (Samalqan County) Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان سملقان
District
	Central District (Samalqan County)
	Coordinates: 37°40′12″N 56°31′12″E / 37.67000°N 56.52000°E
Country	Iran
Province	North Khorasan
County	Samalqan
Established	2001
Capital	Ashkhaneh
Population (2016)
• Total	53,110
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

The Central District of Samalqan County^[a] (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان سملقان) is in North Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Ashkhaneh.^[2]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population was 44,804 in 11,301 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 53,563 people in 3,659 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 53,110 inhabitants in 15,350 households.^[3]

Administrative divisions

Central District (Samalqan County) Population
Administrative Divisions	2006^[5]	2011^[6]	2016^[3]
Howmeh RD	15,676	16,718	14,725
Jeyransu RD	10,894	13,968	13,281
Ashkhaneh (city)	18,234	22,877	25,104
Total	44,804	53,563	53,110
RD = Rural District

Notes

↑ Formerly Maneh and Samalqan County^[4]

References

↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (27 October 2024). "دهستان جیرانسو, بخش مرکزی شهرستان سملقان [Jeyransu Rural District, Central District of Samalqan County], Samalqan County, North Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 27 October 2024.
1 2 Habibi, Hassan (7 March 2001) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1379.12.17 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌ایجاد تغییرات و اصلاحات در تقسیمات کشوری شهرستان بجنورد در استان خراسان [‌Making changes and amendments to the national divisions of Bojnord County in Khorasan province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 1.4.42.13227. Archived from the original on 30 July 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
1 2 3 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان خراسان شمالی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: North Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
↑ Mokhber, Mohammad (21 June 2023) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1402/03/31 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. اصلاح محدوده جغرافیایی دهستان شیرین سو بخش مانه و دهستان جیرانسو بخش مرکزی شهرستان مانه و سملقان استان خراسان شمالی و دهستان پالیزان بخش مرکزی شهرستان مراوه تپه استان گلستان [‌Amendment of the geographical boundaries of Shirin Su Rural District, Maneh District and Jeyransu Rural District, Central District, Maneh and Samalqan County, North Khorasan province and Palizan Rural District, Central District, Maraveh Tappeh County, Golestan province]. مهدی داودآبادی [Mehdi Davudabadi] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 226798. Archived from the original on 6 February 2026. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان خراسان شمالی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: North Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان خراسان شمالی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: North Khorasan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

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[5] Formerly Maneh and Samalqan County^[4]

[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (27 October 2024). "دهستان جیرانسو, بخش مرکزی شهرستان سملقان [Jeyransu Rural District, Central District of Samalqan County], Samalqan County, North Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 27 October 2024.

[Maneh_and_Samalqan_County_Establishment-2] 1 2 Habibi, Hassan (7 March 2001) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1379.12.17 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌ایجاد تغییرات و اصلاحات در تقسیمات کشوری شهرستان بجنورد در استان خراسان [‌Making changes and amendments to the national divisions of Bojnord County in Khorasan province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 1.4.42.13227. Archived from the original on 30 July 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2026.

[2016_North_Khorasan_Province-3] 1 2 3 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان خراسان شمالی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: North Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[Maneh_County_Establishment-4] Mokhber, Mohammad (21 June 2023) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1402/03/31 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. اصلاح محدوده جغرافیایی دهستان شیرین سو بخش مانه و دهستان جیرانسو بخش مرکزی شهرستان مانه و سملقان استان خراسان شمالی و دهستان پالیزان بخش مرکزی شهرستان مراوه تپه استان گلستان [‌Amendment of the geographical boundaries of Shirin Su Rural District, Maneh District and Jeyransu Rural District, Central District, Maneh and Samalqan County, North Khorasan province and Palizan Rural District, Central District, Maraveh Tappeh County, Golestan province]. مهدی داودآبادی [Mehdi Davudabadi] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 226798. Archived from the original on 6 February 2026. Retrieved 6 February 2026.

[2006_North_Khorasan_Province-6] 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان خراسان شمالی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: North Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[2011_North_Khorasan_Province-7] 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان خراسان شمالی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: North Khorasan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

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