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Dinavar District

Coordinates: 34°39′45″N 47°21′25″E / 34.66250°N 47.35694°E / 34.66250; 47.35694
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Dinavar District
Persian: بخش دینور
Dinavar District is located in Iran
Dinavar District
Dinavar District
Coordinates: 34°39′45″N 47°21′25″E / 34.66250°N 47.35694°E / 34.66250; 47.35694[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceKermanshah
CountySahneh
CapitalMiyan Rahan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total16,344
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Dinavar District (Persian: بخش دینور) is in Sahneh County, Kermanshah province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Miyan Rahan. The district's name reflects the ancient city of Dinavar, the ruins of which are in the district.[citation needed]

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 19,973 in 5,042 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 18,452 people in 5,370 households.[4] At the latest census in 2016, the district had 16,344 inhabitants in 5,127 households.[2]

According to History of the Caliphs, Muslims controlled this area in 22 Hijri in the ruling period of Omar ibn al-Khattāb.[citation needed]

Dinavar District Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[3] 2011[4] 2016[2]
Dinavar Rural District 9,143 8,603 7,924
Horr Rural District 5,261 4,692 3,998
Kanduleh Rural District 5,080 4,559 3,727
Miyan Rahan (city) 489 598 695
Total 19,973 18,452 16,344

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (17 July 2023). "Dinavar District (Sahneh County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 17 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 "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.
  4. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 05. Retrieved 19 December 2022.