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Salmas County Historical Population
Year
Population
±%
1956
57,961
—
1966
70,824
+22.2%
1976
87,700
+23.8%
1986
127,891
+45.8%
1996
156,558
+22.4%
2006
180,708
+15.4%
2011
192,591
+6.6%
2016
196,546
+2.1%
2021
220,000
+11.9%
Note: The data presented of 1976 and earlier (1956-1976) are from the censuses before Iranian Revolution and the data of 1986 and later (1986-2016) are from the censuses after it. The population of the county for the census 1956 is approximated by about 440% of Salmas's populations censused at the same year.
Sources: "Population and Housing Census". Statistical Center of Iran. (used for censuses of 2006 and later), "Population of Salmas County". Salmas Weblog. (used for census of 1996), "Location and Geography of the City". Salmas County Municipality. (used for censuses 1966-1986), "An Analysis to the Urban System of West Azerbaijan Province During the Years 1956 till 2006". Urban Ecology Researches. (used in approximate calculation of the population for the census of 1956). The 2021 census did not occur due to COVID19 and it's a semi-accurate estimation with consideration of (earthquake) migration and birth rate.
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.[citation needed]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 180,708 in 40,298 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 192,591 people in 48,872 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 196,546 in 53,907 households.[2]
Administrative divisions
Salmas County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
