Amlash County

Amlash County

Persian: شهرستان املش
Amlash County Persian: شهرستان املش
County
	Landscape near the village of Tabestan Neshin
	Location of Amlash County in Gilan province (right, pink)
	Location of Gilan province in Iran
	Coordinates: 36°58′N 50°11′E / 36.967°N 50.183°E
Country	Iran
Province	Gilan
Established	1997
Capital	Amlash
Districts	Central, Rankuh
Population (2016)
• Total	43,225
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
	Amlash County at GEOnet Names Server

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Amlash County (Persian: شهرستان املش) is in Gilan province, in northwestern Iran. Its capital is the city of Amlash.^[3]

History

The name of the village Buyeh in this county is attributed to the Buyid dynasty of the 10th & 11th century which ruled over much of Iran and most of Iraq. The founders like that of Imad al-Dawla were ethnically Daylamite in origin.^[5]

Demographics

Language

It is a majority Gilaki-speaking county entirely.^[6]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 46,108 in 13,222 households.^[7] The following census in 2011 counted 44,261 people in 14,191 households.^[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as of 43,225 in 15,306 households.^[4]

Administrative divisions

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

Amlash County Population
Administrative Divisions	2006^[7]	2011^[8]	2016^[4]
Central District	29,716	28,882	28,421
Amlash-e Jonubi RD	6,584	5,887	5,517
Amlash-e Shomali RD	8,085	8,080	7,460
Amlash (city)	15,047	14,915	15,444
Rankuh District	16,392	15,379	14,804
Kojid RD	903	841	879
Shabkhus Lat RD^[a]	11,201	9,496	8,978
Somam RD	3,332	2,818	2,793
Rankuh (city)^[b]	956	2,224	2,154
Total	46,108	44,261	43,225
RD = Rural District

Notes

↑ Formerly Amlash-e Jonubi Rural District^[9]
↑ Formerly the village of Shab Khush Lat^[10]

References

↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (12 October 2024). "دهستان کجید, بخش رانکوه [Kojid Rural District, Rankuh District], Amlash County, Gilan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 12 October 2024.
↑ "X58M+M88 Lerdarabon, Gilan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
1 2 Habibi, Hassan (20 July 1997) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1376/04/29 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تقسیمات کشوری در استان گیلان [‌National divisions in Gilan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 61DD4E47-5024-41F9-AB68-8FB9B56563D8. شماره دوره [Course number] 76, شماره جلد [Volume number] 253. Archived from the original on 6 November 2025. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
1 2 3 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Gilan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
↑ "Encyclopedia Britannica: The Buyid Dynasty".
↑ "Atlas of the Languages of Iran".
1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Gilan 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 گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Gilan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
↑ Habibi, Hassan (17 September 1994) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1373/06/26 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد اصلاحاتی در دهستانهای استان گیلان [‌Making reforms in rural districts of Gilan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] F273B063-7BBB-4BAA-ABEF-12DAB8E16D37. شماره دوره [Course number] 73, شماره جلد [Volume number] 2. Archived from the original on 13 December 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
↑ Aref, Mohammad Reza (16 February 2003) [مصوب (Approved on) 1381/11/27 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. اصلاحات تقسیماتی در استان گیلان [‌Divisional reforms in Gilan province]. مهدی داودآبادی [Mehdi Davudabadi] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره 101278/42/04/1 [Proposal No. 101278/42/04/1]. Archived from the original on 4 December 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.

[10] Formerly Amlash-e Jonubi Rural District^[9]

[12] Formerly the village of Shab Khush Lat^[10]

[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (12 October 2024). "دهستان کجید, بخش رانکوه [Kojid Rural District, Rankuh District], Amlash County, Gilan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 12 October 2024.

[2] "X58M+M88 Lerdarabon, Gilan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 6 November 2025.

[Amlash_County_Establishment-3] 1 2 Habibi, Hassan (20 July 1997) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1376/04/29 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تقسیمات کشوری در استان گیلان [‌National divisions in Gilan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 61DD4E47-5024-41F9-AB68-8FB9B56563D8. شماره دوره [Course number] 76, شماره جلد [Volume number] 253. Archived from the original on 6 November 2025. Retrieved 6 November 2025.

[2016_Gilan_Province-4] 1 2 3 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Gilan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[5] "Encyclopedia Britannica: The Buyid Dynasty".

[6] "Atlas of the Languages of Iran".

[2006_Gilan_Province-7] 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Gilan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[2011_Gilan_Province-8] 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان گیلان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Gilan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[Gilan_Province_Reforms_115536-9] Habibi, Hassan (17 September 1994) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1373/06/26 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد اصلاحاتی در دهستانهای استان گیلان [‌Making reforms in rural districts of Gilan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] F273B063-7BBB-4BAA-ABEF-12DAB8E16D37. شماره دوره [Course number] 73, شماره جلد [Volume number] 2. Archived from the original on 13 December 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2025.

[Haviq,_Lavandevil,_and_Rankuh_Cities-11] Aref, Mohammad Reza (16 February 2003) [مصوب (Approved on) 1381/11/27 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. اصلاحات تقسیماتی در استان گیلان [‌Divisional reforms in Gilan province]. مهدی داودآبادی [Mehdi Davudabadi] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره 101278/42/04/1 [Proposal No. 101278/42/04/1]. Archived from the original on 4 December 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.

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