Sowme'eh Sara County ( fa, شهرستان صومعهسرا) is in
Gilan province,
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
. The capital of the county is the city of
Sowme'eh Sara
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. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 129,629 in 35,636 households.
The following census in 2011 counted 127,757 people in 39,238 households.
At the 2016 census, the county's population was 125,074 in 41,975 households.
This county is located in the west of Gilan and is surrounded by
Fuman County
Fuman County ( fa, شهرستان فومن) is in Gilan province, Gilan province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Fuman, Iran, Fuman. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 96,788 in 25,978 households. The following cen ...
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Masal County
Masal County ( fa, شهرستان ماسال) is in Gilan province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Masal
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, and
Bandar-e Anzali County
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Administrative divisions
The population history of Sowme'eh Sara County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses is shown in the following table. The latest census shows three districts, seven rural districts, and three cities.
References
Counties of Gilan Province
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