Kangavar County

Kangavar County

Persian: شهرستان کنگاور
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)
	Kangavar County can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "9206879" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

Kangavar County (Persian: شهرستان کنگاور)[lower-alpha 1] is in Kermanshah province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Kangavar.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National 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

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

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

Notes

Also romanized as Šahrestâne Kangâvar

References

OpenStreetMap contributors (14 July 2023). "Kangavar County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
"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.
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.
"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.
"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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[3] Also romanized as Šahrestâne Kangâvar

[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (14 July 2023). "Kangavar County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 14 July 2023.

[2016_census-2] "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.

[Kermanshah_Structure-4] 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.

[2006_census-5] "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.

[2011_census-6] "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.