Masal

For the administrative divisions, see Masal County and Masal Rural District. For the village in Mazandaran province, see Masal.

Masal
Persian: ماسال
City
Masal is located in Iran
Masal
Masal
Coordinates: 37°21′48″N 49°07′57″E / 37.36333°N 49.13250°E / 37.36333; 49.13250[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceGilan
CountyMasal
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total17,901
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Masal (Persian: ماسال)[a] is a city in the Central District of Masal County, in northwestern Iran's Gilan province. The city serves as capital of both the county and the district.[4] The population consists of Talysh people whose language is Talysh.

At the 2006 census, its population was 10,922 in 2,986 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 14,689 people in 4,394 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 17,901 people in 5,759 households.[2]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (6 October 2023). "Masal, Masal County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 01. Archived from the original (Excel) on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Masal can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3055845" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Habibi, Hassan (27 April 1997). "Carrying out divisional reforms in Gilan province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 13 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 01. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 01. Archived from the original (Excel) on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.


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