Sahneh County

Not to be confused with Baneh County.

For the city, see Sahneh.

Sahneh County Persian: شهرستان صحنه
County
Location of Sahneh County in Kermanshah province (right, green)
Location of Kermanshah province in Iran
Coordinates: 34°34′N 47°31′E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Kermanshah
Capital	Sahneh
Districts	Central, Dinavar
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	70,757
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Sahneh County can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "9206876" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

Sahneh County (Persian: شهرستان صحنه) is in Kermanshah province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Sahneh.^[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 75,827 in 19,106 households.^[4] The following census in 2011 counted 76,678 people in 22,052 households.^[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 70,757 in 21,788 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

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

Sahneh County Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[4]	2011[5]	2016[2]
Central District	55,854	58,208	54,184
Gamasiyab RD	6,365	6,330	5,228
Hojr RD	7,007	7,211	6,768
Khodabandehlu RD	3,389	2,939	2,177
Sahneh RD	4,960	5,186	4,503
Sahneh (city)	34,133	36,542	35,508
Dinavar District	19,973	18,452	16,344
Dinavar RD	9,143	8,603	7,924
Horr RD	5,261	4,692	3,998
Kanduleh RD	5,080	4,559	3,727
Miyan Rahan (city)	489	598	695
Total	75,827	76,678	70,757
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Sahneh County at Wikimedia Commons

Iran portal

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (12 December 2024). "Sahneh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 12 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 (c. 2024) [Approved 25 November 1372]. Approval letter regarding the establishment of Sahneh County. solh.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Letter 1372/9. Archived from the original on 6 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024 – via Iranian Knowledge Authority, Iranian Legal Authority (Civilika).
4. 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.
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.