Bilavar District

Not to be confused with Bilavar Rural District.

Bilavar District Persian: بخش بیلوار
District
Bilavar District
Coordinates: 34°41′06″N 47°01′19″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Kermanshah
County	Kermanshah
Capital	Qaleh
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	17,069
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Bilavar District (Persian: بخش بیلوار) is in Kermanshah County, Kermanshah province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Qaleh.^[3]

History

After the 2006 National Census, Posht Darband and Razavar Rural Districts were separated from the Central District in the formation of Bilavar District.^[3] After the 2016 census, the village of Qaleh was elevated to the status of a city.^[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2011 census, the district's population was18,605 people in 5,006 households.^[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 17,069 inhabitants in 4,979 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Bilavar District Population

Administrative Divisions	2011[5]	2016[2]
Posht Darband RD	10,363	9,080
Razavar RD	8,242	7,989
Qaleh (city)[a]
Total	18,605	17,069
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Became a city after the 2016 census^[4]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (11 December 2024). "Bilavar District (Kermanshah County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 11 December 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Kermanshah Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Davodi, Parviz (15 March 2014) [Approved 1 October 1386]. Approval letter regarding the establishment of Bilavar District, centered on the village of Qaleh, including Posht Darband and Razavar Rural Districts in the citizenship of Kermanshah County. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Proposal 76772/42/4/1; Letter 158802/T38854H; Notification 202092/T40938K. Archived from the original on 4 June 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2023 – via Research Center, the System of Rules of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library.
4. Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (21 June 1369) [Approved 17 May 1396]. The approvals of the Ministry of the Interior regarding the transformation of villages in the center of the district into cities. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Letter 33667/59806. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Kermanshah Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.