Rasht County () is in Gilan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Rasht.
History The village of Luleman was converted to a city in 2009. The village of Pir Bazar became a city in 2020. In the same year, Khomam District was separated from the county in the establishment of Khomam County.
Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 847,680 in 244,613 households. The following census in 2011 counted 918,445 people in 293,448 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 956,971 in 321,703 households.
Administrative divisions
Rasht County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
+ Rasht County Population Administrative Divisions 2006 2011 2016 Central District 624,507 696,576 740,985 Howmeh RD 20,703 20,664 20,449 Lakan RD 21,251 11,480 15,209 Pasikhan RD 10,018 7,523 8,723 Pir Bazar RD 21,374 16,958 16,609 Pir Bazar (city) Rasht (city) 551,161 639,951 679,995 Khomam District 52,050 53,600 54,860 Chapar Khaneh RD 11,620 10,774 9,967 Chukam RD 15,772 14,314 13,533 Kateh Sar-e Khomam RD 11,757 11,406 10,463 Khomam (city) 12,901 17,106 20,897 Khoshk-e Bijar District 28,051 27,249 26,102 Hajji Bekandeh-ye Khoshk-e Bijar RD 9,973 9,793 9,282 Nowsher-e Khoshk-e Bijar RD 10,600 10,323 9,575 Khoshk-e Bijar (city) 7,478 7,133 7,245 Kuchesfahan District 49,278 48,079 45,823 Balasbaneh RD 19,437 18,496 17,019 Kenar Sar RD 7,102 6,497 6,111 Luleman RD 14,388 10,078 5,241 Kuchesfahan (city) 8,351 9,450 10,026 Luleman (city) 3,558 7,426 Lasht-e Nesha District 36,316 33,972 31,894 Aliabad-e Ziba Kenar RD 9,606 9,215 7,764 Gafsheh-ye Lasht-e Nesha RD 9,187 8,072 7,799 Jirhandeh-ye Lasht-e Nesha RD 6,652 6,023 5,792 Lasht-e Nesha (city) 10,871 10,662 10,539 Sangar District 57,478 58,969 57,303 Eslamabad RD 20,296 19,261 17,659 Sangar RD 16,808 15,513 14,475 Saravan RD 13,986 14,041 12,586 Sangar (city) 6,388 10,154 12,583 Total 847,680 918,445 956,971
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