Kohgiluyeh County

Not to be confused with Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province.

Kohgiluyeh County Persian: شهرستان کهگیلویه
County
Location of Kohgiluyeh County in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province (top, green)
Location of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province in Iran
Coordinates: 31°01′N 50°28′E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad
Capital	Dehdasht
Districts	Central, Charusa, Dishmuk, Suq
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	131,351
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Kohgiluyeh County (Persian: شهرستان کهگیلویه) is in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, in southwestern Iran. Its capital is the city of Dehdasht.^[3]

History

After the 2006 National Census, Charam^[a] and Sarfaryab Districts were separated from the county in the establishment of Charam County.^[5]

After the 2011 census, Landeh District was separated from the county in the establishment of Landeh County.^[6] Additionally, Rak and Tayebi-ye Garmsiri-ye Jonubi Rural Districts, and the city of Suq, were separated from the Central District in the formation of Suq District.^[7]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 189,939 in 36,038 households.^[8] The following census in 2011 counted 153,695 people in 33,589 households.^[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 131,351 in 32,457 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

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

Kohgiluyeh County Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[8]	2011[9]	2016[2]
Central District	90,244	95,543	82,168
Dehdasht-e Gharbi RD	9,118	9,129	8,826
Dehdasht-e Sharqi RD	12,273	12,863	12,277
Doshman Ziari RD	6,405	5,037	4,029
Rak RD	5,130	5,132
Tayebi-ye Garmsiri-ye Jonubi RD	1,433	1,110
Dehdasht (city)	49,995	56,279	57,036
Suq (city)	5,890	5,993
Charam District[b]	24,989
Alqchin RD	5,775
Charam RD	7,234
Charam (city)	11,980
Charusa District	21,660	17,943	16,553
Tayebi-ye Sarhadi-ye Gharbi RD	9,993	8,115	7,449
Tayebi-ye Sarhadi-ye Sharqi RD	9,063	6,266	5,835
Qaleh Raisi (city)	2,604	3,562	3,269
Dishmuk District	20,646	18,744	20,746
Ajam RD	706	84	401
Bahmayi-ye Sarhadi-ye Gharbi RD	7,539	6,553	6,650
Bahmayi-ye Sarhadi-ye Sharqi RD	8,348	7,232	7,904
Dishmuk (city)	4,053	4,875	5,791
Landeh District[c]	21,151	21,367
Olya Tayeb RD	3,253	2,144
Tayebi-ye Garmsiri-ye Shomali RD	7,358	7,553
Landeh (city)	10,540	11,670
Sarfaryab District[d]	11,249
Poshteh-ye Zilayi RD	4,217
Sarfaryab RD	7,032
Suq District			11,655
Rak RD			4,366
Tayebi-ye Garmsiri-ye Jonubi RD			851
Suq (city)			6,438
Total	189,939	153,695	131,351
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Kohgiluyeh County at Wikimedia Commons

Iran portal

Notes

1. Renamed the Central District of Charam County^[4]
2. Transferred to Charam County and renamed the Central District^[4]
3. Transferred to Landeh County^[6]
4. Transferred to Charam County^[4]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (26 December 2024). "Kohgiluyeh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 26 December 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Habibi, Hassan (c. 2024) [Approved 7 July 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the units of the national divisions of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, centered in the city of Yasuj. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Proposal 3233.1.5.53; Letter 93808-907; Notification 82818/T143K. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
4. "Charam became the seventh county in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad". mehrnews.com (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. 22 December 1403 [Originally published 28 July 2010]. Archived from the original on 23 December 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024 – via Mehr News Agency.
5. "Charam County Officially Established" (in Persian). 13 November 2010 – via moi.ir/news/74170/شهرستان-چرام-رسما-تاسيس-شد (Ministry of the Interior). Charam County, separated from Kohgiluyeh and centered on Charam city...This county currently has one city, two districts (Charam and Sarfaryab) and four rural districts (Cheram and Alqchin Rural Districts of Charam District and Sarfaryab...
6. Rahimi, Mohammadreza (c. 2023) [Approved 29 September 1391]. Carrying out national divisions in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior. Proposal 42/1/131105/42/1390. Archived from the original on 14 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
7. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2023) [Approved 19 July 1391]. Carrying out national divisions in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Proposal 15645/42/1/15645; Letter 158802/T38854H. Archived from the original on 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
8. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
9. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.