Sari County (Persian: شهرستان ساری) is in Mazandaran province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Sari.

History

In 2010, Miandorud District was separated from the county in the establishment of Miandorud County. In the same year, Rudpey-ye Jonubi and Rudpey-ye Shomali Rural Districts were separated from the Central District in the formation of Rudpey District.

The village of Pain Hular was converted to a city in 2011.

In 2012, Rudpey-ye Gharbi Rural District was created in Rudpey District, and Rudpey-ye Shomali Rural District was separated from it in the formation of Rudpey-ye Shomali District, which included the new Farahabad-e Jonubi Rural District.

The village of Farahabad was converted to a city in 2018, and the village of Akand became a city in 2020.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 490,830 in 132,919 households. The following census in 2011 counted 478,370 people in 145,339 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 504,298 in 165,467 households.

Administrative divisions

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

Sari County Population
Administrative Divisions200620112016
Central District395,716405,850429,620
Esfivard-e Shurab RD25,40026,17227,291
Kolijan Rostaq-e Sofla RD16,95321,57921,813
Mazkureh RD25,88327,30233,310
Miandorud-e Kuchak RD33,90534,38037,386
Rudpey-ye Jonubi RD20,548
Rudpey-ye Shomali RD13,943
Sari (city)259,084296,417309,820
Chahardangeh District19,96915,79617,376
Chahardangeh RD5,8844,0814,864
Garmab RD6,6105,5335,804
Poshtkuh RD3,8853,3453,324
Kiasar (city)3,5902,8373,384
Dodangeh District8,1407,7057,653
Banaft RD3,2092,9792,759
Farim RD4,7514,4544,525
Farim (city)180272369
Kolijan Rostaq District13,14311,73212,024
Kolijan Rostaq-e Olya RD9,5439,1838,461
Tangeh Soleyman RD3,6002,5492,607
Pain Hular (city)956
Miandorud District53,862
Kuhdasht RD20,601
Miandorud-e Bozorg RD24,444
Surak (city)8,817
Rudpey District37,28722,126
Rudpey-ye Gharbi RD9,762
Rudpey-ye Sharqi RD21,83012,364
Rudpey-ye Shomali RD15,457
Akand (city)
Rudpey-ye Shomali District15,496
Farahabad-e Jonubi RD5,826
Farahabad-e Shomali RD9,670
Farahabad (city)
Total490,830478,370504,298
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Sari County at Wikimedia Commons

Iran portal

Notes