Samarin
Persian: ثمرين
City
Samarin is located in Iran
Samarin
Samarin
Coordinates: 38°21′21″N 48°08′08″E / 38.35583°N 48.13556°E / 38.35583; 48.13556[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceArdabil
CountyArdabil
DistrictSamarin
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total2,326
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Samarin (Persian: ثمرين, also Romanized as 'S̄omarīn and S̄omarīn)[3] is a city in, and the capital of, Samarin District, Ardabil County, Ardabil province, Iran,[4] and also serves as the administrative center for Gharbi Rural District.[5]

At the 2006 census, its population was 3,146 in 711 households, when it was a village in Gharbi Rural District of the Central District.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 2,245 people in 596 households,[7] by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the establishment of Samarin District.[4] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 2,326 people in 683 households; it was the largest village in its rural district.[2]

After the census, the village of Samarin was elevated to the status of a city.[8]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (26 March 2023). "Samarin, Ardabil County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 24. Archived from the original (Excel) on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Samarin can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3082133" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. 1 2 "The government approved: Seven changes in the map of Ardabil and Isfahan country divisions". DOLAT (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. 18 February 2010. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  5. ↑ Mousavi, Mirhossein (2 February 1366). "Creation and formation of 21 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Ardabil County under East Azerbaijan province". Islamic Council Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 24. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 24. Archived from the original (Excel) on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  8. ↑ "Ardabil: The pristine nature of Samarin according to the picture". Tasnim News Agency (in Persian). 28 May 2018. Archived from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
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