Amlash County


Amlash County is in Gilan province, in northwestern Iran. Its capital is the city of Amlash.

History

The name of the village Buyeh in this county is attributed to the Buyid dynasty of the 10th & 11th century which ruled over much of Iran and most of Iraq. The founders like that of Imad al-Dawla were ethnically Daylamite in origin.

Demographics

Language

It is a majority Gilaki-speaking county entirely.

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 46,108 in 13,222 households. The following census in 2011 counted 44,261 people in 14,191 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as of 43,225 in 15,306 households.

Administrative divisions

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