Rasht County
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Rasht County is a county
in Gilan Province
in Iran
. The capital of the county is Rasht
. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 847,680, in 244,613 families. The county is subdivided into six districts: the Central District
, Khomam District
, Khoshk-e Bijar District
, Kuchesfahan District
, Lasht-e Nesha District
, and Sangar District
. The county has six cities: Rasht
, Khomam
, Khoshk-e Bijar, Kuchesfahan
, Lasht-e Nesha, and Sangar
Counties of Iran
The provinces of Iran further subdivided into counties called shahrestan , an area inside an ostan, and consists of a city centre, few bakhsh and many villages around them. There are usually a few cities and rural agglomerations in each county. Rural agglomerations are a collection of a number...
in Gilan Province
Gilan Province
Gilan Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It lies along the Caspian Sea, just west of the province of Mazandaran, east of the province of Ardabil, north of the provinces of Zanjan and Qazvin....
in Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. The capital of the county is Rasht
Rasht
Rasht is a city in and the capital of Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 551,161, in 159,983 families.Rasht is the largest city on Iran's Caspian Sea coast. It is a major trade center between Caucasia, Russia and Iran using the port of Bandar-e Anzali...
. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 847,680, in 244,613 families. The county is subdivided into six districts: the Central District
Central District (Rasht County)
The Central District of Rasht County is a district in Rasht County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 624,507, in 180,185 families. The District has one city: Rasht....
, Khomam District
Khomam District
Khomam District is a district in Rasht County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 52,050, in 15,059 families. The District has one city: Khomam....
, Khoshk-e Bijar District
Khoshk-e Bijar District
Khoshk-e Bijar District is a district in Rasht County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 28,051, in 8,147 families. The District has one city: Khoshk-e Bijar....
, Kuchesfahan District
Kuchesfahan District
Kuchesfahan District is a district in Rasht County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 49,278, in 14,262 families...
, Lasht-e Nesha District
Lasht-e Nesha District
Lasht-e Nesha District is a district in Rasht County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 36,316, in 11,006 families. The District has one city: Lasht-e Nesha....
, and Sangar District
Sangar District
Sangar District is a district in Rasht County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 57,478, in 15,954 families. The District has one city: Rasht....
. The county has six cities: Rasht
Rasht
Rasht is a city in and the capital of Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 551,161, in 159,983 families.Rasht is the largest city on Iran's Caspian Sea coast. It is a major trade center between Caucasia, Russia and Iran using the port of Bandar-e Anzali...
, Khomam
Khomam
Khomam is a city in and the capital of Khomam District, in Rasht County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 12,901, in 3,816 families....
, Khoshk-e Bijar, Kuchesfahan
Kuchesfahan
Kuchesfahan is a city in and the capital of Kuchesfahan District, in Rasht County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 8,351, in 2,463 families.-Etymology:...
, Lasht-e Nesha, and Sangar