Saqqez County

Saqqez County is in Kurdistan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Saqqez.

History

After the 2011 National Census, Emam, Khvor Khvoreh, and Tilakuh Rural Districts were separated from Ziviyeh District in the formation of Emam District. In 2019, the village of Santeh was elevated to the status of a city.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 205,250 in 45,909 households. The following census in 2011 counted 210,820 people in 53,939 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 226,451 in 64,384 households. The county is largely populated by ethnic Kurds.

Administrative divisions

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