Nir County (Persian:شهرستان نیر) is in Ardabil province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Nir.

History

Yurtchi-ye Gharbi Rural District was separated from Kuraim District to join the Central District in 2019.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 23,573 in 5,411 households. The following census in 2011 counted 23,656 people in 6,515 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 20,864 in 6,364 households.

Administrative divisions

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

Nir County Population
Administrative Divisions200620112016
Central District12,60713,34812,190
Dursun Khvajeh RD5,2675,0214,132
Rezaqoli-ye Qeshlaq RD2,5222,5072,185
Yurtchi-ye Gharbi RD
Nir (city)4,8185,8205,873
Kuraim District10,96610,3088,674
Mehmandust RD3,3413,1362,465
Yurtchi-ye Gharbi RD3,8823,8453,266
Yurtchi-ye Sharqi RD2,9622,4732,112
Kuraim (city)781854831
Total23,57323,65620,864
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related toNir Countyat Wikimedia Commons

Notes