Kangavar County

Not to be confused with Kangan County.

For the city, see Kangavar.

Kangavar County Persian: شهرستان کنگاور
County
Location of Kangavar County in Kermanshah province (right, pink)
Location of Kermanshah province in Iran
Coordinates: 34°27′N 47°56′E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Kermanshah
Capital	Kangavar
Districts	Central
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	76,216
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Kangavar County (Persian: شهرستان کنگاور)^[a] is in Kermanshah province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Kangavar.^[3]

History

After the 2006 National Census, the village of Gowdin was elevated to the status of a city.^[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 80,215 in 19,825 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 81,051 people in 22,665 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 76,216 in 23,253 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

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

Kangavar County Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[5]	2011[6]	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

See also

Media related to Kangavar County at Wikimedia Commons

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Šahrestâne Kangâvar

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (11 December 2024). "Kangavar 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. Habibi, Hassan (19 November 2013) [Approved 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. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 3233.1.5.53; Letter 93808/907; Notification 82832/T122K. Archived from the original on 6 February 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2024 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of Farabi Mobile Library.
4. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (7 July 2018). "Gowdin city was added to the map of country divisions". dolat.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 28 June 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2024 – via Secretariat of the Government Information Council.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Kermanshah 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.
6. 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.