Semnan County is a county

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 Semnan Province

Semnan Province

Semnan Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the north of the country, and its center is Semnan. The province of Semnan covers an area of 96,816 square kilometers and stretches along the Alborz mountain range and borders to Dasht-e Kavir desert in its southern parts.Counties of...

 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 Semnan

Semnan, Iran

Semnan is a city in and capital of Semnan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 124,999, in 36,298 families.Semnan is located in the central northern portion of the Islamic Republic of Iran...

. At the 2006 census, its population (including the portions later split off to form Mehdishahr County

Mehdishahr County

Mehdishahr County is a county in Semnan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Mehdishahr. It was separated from Semnan County in 2007. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 36,093, in 9,573 families. The county has two districts: the Central District and Shahmirzad District...

) was 186,159, in 52,896 families, excluding those portions, the population was 150,066, in 43,323 families. The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District

Central District (Semnan County)

The Central District of Semnan County is a district in Semnan County, Semnan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 135,872, in 39,101 families. The District has one city: Semnan....

 and Sorkheh District

Sorkheh District

Sorkheh District is a district in Semnan County, Semnan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 14,194, in 4,195 families. The District has one city: Sorkheh....

. The county has two cities: Semnan

Semnan, Iran

Semnan is a city in and capital of Semnan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 124,999, in 36,298 families.Semnan is located in the central northern portion of the Islamic Republic of Iran...

 and Sorkheh

Sorkheh

Sorkheh is a city in and the capital of Sorkheh District, in Semnan County, Semnan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 9,062, in 2,686 families....

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