Poldasht County () is in

West Azerbaijan West Azerbaijan province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran, provinces of Iran, whose capital and largest city is Urmia. It is in the Azerbaijan (Iran), northwest of the country, bordered by Turkey (Ağrı Province, Ağrı, Hakkâri Pr ...

province,

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

. Its capital is the city of Poldasht.

History

After the 2006 National Census, Poldasht District was separated from

Maku County Maku County () is in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Maku. History After the 2006 National Census, Poldasht and Showt Districts were separated from the county in the establishment of Poldasht and Showt Counties ...

in the establishment of Poldasht County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Poldasht as its capital.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2011 census, the county's population was 42,071 people in the newly formed Poldasht County, in 10,654 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 42,170 in 11,537 households.

Administrative divisions

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

Tourism

The historical Saint Stepanos Monastery, in the village of Dar-e Sham, in the Gejlarat area of Poldasht, draws tourists and the faithful from Iran and around the world. It was built in the Armenian style during the Safavid era."Iran: Iranian Monuments: Church of Saint Stephanos"
Iran Chamber Society

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References

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