Kangavar County

Kangavar County
Persian: شهرستان کنگاور
County
Location of Kangavar County in Kermanshah province (right, pink)
Location of Kangavar County in Kermanshah province (right, pink)
Location of Kermanshah province in Iran
Location of Kermanshah province in Iran
Coordinates: 34°27′N 47°56′E / 34.450°N 47.933°E / 34.450; 47.933[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceKermanshah
CapitalKangavar
DistrictsCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total76,216
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Kangavar County (Persian: شهرستان کنگاور, Šahrestâne Kangâvar) is in Kermanshah province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Kangavar.[3]

At the 2006 census, the county's population was 80,215 in 19,825 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 81,051 people in 22,665 households.[5] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 76,216 in 23,253 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Kangavar County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, five rural districts, and two cities.[2]

Kangavar County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[4] 2011[5] 2016[2]
Central District 80,215 80,845 75,443
Fash RD 5,607 4,931 4,335
Gowdin RD 12,797 12,709 8,379
Kermajan RD 6,423 3,985 3,596
Khezel-e Gharbi RD 4,987 4,756 4,192
Qazvineh RD 1,500 1,015 960
Gowdin (city) 2,629
Kangavar (city) 48,901 53,449 51,352
Total 80,215 81,051 76,216
RD: Rural District

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (14 July 2023). "Kangavar County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 05. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Bakhtran province, centered in the city of Bakhtran". Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of Farabi Mobile Library (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 6 February 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 05. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 05. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.


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