Mahneshan County

{{for multi|the administrative division of this county|Mah Neshan Rural District|the city|Mah Neshan}}

{{Infobox settlement |name = Mahneshan County |other_name = |native_name = {{langx|fa|شهرستان ماه‌نشان}} |settlement_type = [[Counties of Iran|County]] |image_skyline = Mahneshan County2020-06-19 6.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = Landscape in Mahneshan County | image_map = Zanjan.svg | image_map1 = IranZanjan-SVG.svg | map_caption = Location of Mahneshan County in Zanjan province (left, yellow) | map_caption1 = Location of Zanjan province in Iran |pushpin_map = |pushpin_label_position = |pushpin_map_caption = |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{flag|Iran}} |subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Iran|Province]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Zanjan province|Zanjan]] |seat_type = Capital |seat = [[Mah Neshan]] |parts_type = [[Bakhsh (administrative division)|Districts]] | parts_style = para | parts = | p1 = [[Central District (Mahneshan County)|Central]] | p2 = [[Anguran District|Anguran]] | p3 = | p4 = | p5 = | p6 = |leader_title = |leader_name = |established_title = Established |established_date = 1996<ref name="Mahneshan County Establishment"/> |area_total_km2 = |population_as_of = 2016 |population_footnotes = <ref name="2016 Zanjan Province"/> |population_total = 39425 |population_density_km2 = |coordinates = {{coord|36|39|N|47|36|E|dim:30km|display=inline,title}} |coordinates_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite map |author=((OpenStreetMap contributors)) |url=https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=36.65&mlon=47.6&zoom=11#map=11/36.6500/47.6000|website=[[OpenStreetMap]] |title=Anguran District, Mahneshan County, Zanjan Province, Iran|date=10 September 2024|access-date=10 September 2024|lang=fa}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Google Maps |title=MH2X+2X5 Aqbulaq Hasan Abad, Zanjan Province, Iran |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/36°39'00.0%22N+47°36'00.0%22E/@36.65,47.6,70874m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d36.65!4d47.6?hl=en&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDYyMy4yIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D |access-date=27 June 2025}}</ref> |timezone = [[Iran Standard Time|IRST]] |utc_offset = +3:30 |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = |website = |footnotes = {{GEOnet3|9206411}} }}

'''Mahneshan County''' ({{langx|fa|شهرستان ماه‌نشان}}) is in [[Zanjan province|Zanjan]] province, Iran. Its capital is the city of [[Mah Neshan]].<ref name="Mahneshan County Establishment"> {{cite web |first=Hassan |last=Habibi |author-link=Hassan Habibi |orig-date={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|تاریخ تصویب}} (Approval date) 1375/07/15 (Iranian Jalali calendar) |date=6 October 1996  |script-title=fa:اصلاحات تقسیمات کشوری در استان زنجان |trans-title=‌Reforms of national divisions in Zanjan province |url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/116433 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217204510/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/116433 |archive-date=17 December 2023 |access-date=25 June 2025 |website={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|لام تا کام}} [Lam ta Kam] |publisher={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|‌وزارت کشور}} [Ministry of the Interior] |agency={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت}} [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board] |language=fa |id={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|شناسه}} [ID] 4A19AD16-AF76-4765-9A72-85B7C04E0613. {{lang|fa|rtl=yes|شماره دوره}} [Course number] 75.}}</ref>

==Demographics== ===Population=== At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 41,223 in 9,354 households.<ref name="2006 Zanjan Province"> {{cite web |script-title=fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان زنجان |trans-title=General Population and Housing Census 2006: Zanjan Province |language=fa |website={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|مرکز آمار ایران}} [Statistical Centre of Iran] |url=http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/19.xls |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920091748/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/19.xls |archive-date=20 September 2011 |format=Excel |access-date=25 September 2022}}</ref> The following census in 2011 counted 40,312 people in 10,990 households.<ref name="2011 Zanjan Province"> {{cite web |script-title=fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان زنجان |trans-title=General Population and Housing Census 2011: Zanjan Province |language=fa |website=Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University |url=https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Zanjan.xls |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121160421/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Zanjan.xls |archive-date=21 January 2023 |agency={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|مرکز آمار ایران}} [Statistical Centre of Iran] |format=Excel |access-date=19 December 2022}}</ref> The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 39,425 in 11,935 households.<ref name="2016 Zanjan Province"> {{cite web |script-title=fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان زنجان |trans-title=General Population and Housing Census 2016: Zanjan Province |language=fa |website={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|مرکز آمار ایران}} [Statistical Centre of Iran] |url=https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_19.xlsx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220427114852/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_19.xlsx |archive-date=27 April 2022 |format=Excel |access-date=19 December 2022}}</ref>

===Administrative divisions===

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

{| class="wikitable" |+ Mahneshan County Population |- ! Administrative Divisions !! 2006<ref name="2006 Zanjan Province"/> !! 2011<ref name="2011 Zanjan Province"/> !! 2016<ref name="2016 Zanjan Province"/> |- | '''[[Central District (Mahneshan County)|Central District]]''' || style="text-align: right;"| '''23,424''' || style="text-align: right;"| '''23,022''' || style="text-align: right;"| '''22,261''' |- | style="padding-left: 1em;" | [[Mah Neshan Rural District|Mah Neshan RD]] || style="text-align: right;"| 10,168 || style="text-align: right;"| 9,866 || style="text-align: right;"| 9,604 |- | style="padding-left: 1em;" | [[Owryad Rural District|Owryad RD]] || style="text-align: right;"| 6,413 || style="text-align: right;"| 5,537 || style="text-align: right;"| 5,196 |- | style="padding-left: 1em;" | [[Qezel Gechilu Rural District|Qezel Gechilu RD]] || style="text-align: right;"| 2,348 || style="text-align: right;"| 2,180 || style="text-align: right;"| 1,974 |- | style="padding-left: 1em;" | [[Mah Neshan]] (city) || style="text-align: right;"| 4,495 || style="text-align: right;"| 5,439 || style="text-align: right;"| 5,487 |- | '''[[Anguran District]]''' || style="text-align: right;"| '''17,799''' || style="text-align: right;"| '''17,290''' || style="text-align: right;"| '''17,164''' |- | style="padding-left: 1em;" | [[Anguran Rural District|Anguran RD]] || style="text-align: right;"| 9,457 || style="text-align: right;"| 8,331 || style="text-align: right;"| 7,890 |- | style="padding-left: 1em;" | [[Qaleh Juq Rural District|Qaleh Juq RD]] || style="text-align: right;"| 5,795 || style="text-align: right;"| 4,997 || style="text-align: right;"| 4,496 |- | style="padding-left: 1em;" | [[Dandi, Iran|Dandi]] (city) || style="text-align: right;"| 2,547 || style="text-align: right;"| 3,962 || style="text-align: right;"| 4,778 |- | '''Total''' || style="text-align: right;"| '''41,223''' || style="text-align: right;"| '''40,312''' || style="text-align: right;"| '''39,425''' |- | colspan=4 | {{small|RD {{=}} Rural District}} |}

==See also== {{Commons-inline}}

==References== {{reflist}}

[[Category:Mahneshan County]]

[[Category:Counties of Zanjan province]]

[[Category:1996 establishments in Iran]]