Langrud County
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Langarud County is a county
in Gilan Province
in Iran
. The capital of the county is Langarud
. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 133,133, in 38,597 families. The county is subdivided into three districts: the Central District
, Kumeleh District
, and Otaqvar District
. The county has five cities: Langarud
, Chaf and Chamkhaleh
, Otaqvar
, Kumeleh, and Shalman
.
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 Langarud
Langarud
Langarud is a city in and the capital of Langarud County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 65,369, in 18,875 families.Langarud is located on the south coast of the Caspian Sea...
. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 133,133, in 38,597 families. The county is subdivided into three districts: the Central District
Central District (Langarud County)
The Central District of Langarud County is a district in Langarud County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 90,729, in 26,475 families. The District has tow cities: Langarud and Chaf and Chamkhaleh....
, Kumeleh District
Kumeleh District
Kumeleh District is a district in Langarud County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 27,394, in 8,034 families. The District has two cities: Kumeleh and Shalman....
, and Otaqvar District
Otaqvar District
Otaqvar District is a district in Langarud County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 15,010, in 4,088 families. The District has one city: Otaqvar....
. The county has five cities: Langarud
Langarud
Langarud is a city in and the capital of Langarud County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 65,369, in 18,875 families.Langarud is located on the south coast of the Caspian Sea...
, Chaf and Chamkhaleh
Chaf and Chamkhaleh
Chaf and Chamkhaleh is a city in the Central District of Langarud County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,814, in 510 families....
, Otaqvar
Otaqvar
Otaqvar is a city in and the capital of Otaqvar District, in Langarud County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,404, in 418 families....
, Kumeleh, and Shalman
Shalman
Shalmaneser is documented by The Bible as an Assyrian king , identified with Shalmaneser II or IV , the successor of Pul on the throne of Assyria . He made war against Hoshea , the king of Israel, whom he subdued and compelled to pay an annual tribute. Hoshea, however, soon after rebelled against...
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