Bilavar District

Coordinates: 34°41′06″N 47°01′19″E / 34.68500°N 47.02194°E / 34.68500; 47.02194
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Bilavar District
Persian: بخش بیلوار
Bilavar District is located in Iran
Bilavar District
Bilavar District
Coordinates: 34°41′06″N 47°01′19″E / 34.68500°N 47.02194°E / 34.68500; 47.02194[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceKermanshah
CountyKermanshah
CapitalQaleh
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total17,069
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

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

After the 2006 National Census, Posht Darband Rural District and Razavar Rural District were separated from the Central District in the establishment of Bilavar District.[3]

The census in 2011 counted 18,605 people in 5,006 households.[4] At the latest census in 2016, the district had 17,069 inhabitants in 4,979 households.[2]

After the census, the village of Qaleh was elevated to the status of a city.[5]

Bilavar District Population
Administrative Divisions 2011[4] 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

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Became a city after the 2016 census[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (14 July 2023). "Bilavar District (Kermanshah County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "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.
  3. ^ a b Davodi, Parviz (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". Research Center, the System of Rules of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 4 June 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  4. ^ a b "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.
  5. ^ a b Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (21 June 1369). "The approvals of the Ministry of Interior regarding the transformation of villages in the center of the district into cities". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.