Gilan-e Gharb County

Coordinates: 34°08′N 46°10′E / 34.133°N 46.167°E / 34.133; 46.167
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Gilan-e Gharb County
Persian: شهرستان گیلان غرب
County
Location of Gilan-e Gharb County in Kermanshah province (bottom, purple)
Location of Gilan-e Gharb County in Kermanshah province (bottom, purple)
Location of Kermanshah province in Iran
Location of Kermanshah province in Iran
Coordinates: 34°08′N 46°10′E / 34.133°N 46.167°E / 34.133; 46.167[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceKermanshah
CapitalGilan-e Gharb
DistrictsCentral, Gowavar
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total57,007
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Gilan-e Gharb County (Persian: شهرستان گیلان غرب), or Gellan (Kurdish: گێڵان and گیەڵان), is in Kermanshah province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Gilan-e Gharb.[3] People in Gilan-e Gharb speak Kurdish (Kalhori).[4]

At the 2006 census, the county's population was 60,671 in 13,452 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 62,858 people in 15,619 households.[6] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 57,007 in 16,570 households.[2]

Administrative divisions[edit]

The population history of Gilan-e Gharb County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses is shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, six rural districts, and two cities.[2]

Gilan-e Gharb County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[5] 2011[6] 2016[2]
Central District 41,648 43,424 40,122
Cheleh RD 8,488 9,745 6,361
Direh RD 4,530 4,180 3,600
Howmeh RD 6,684 6,111 5,030
Vizhenan RD 2,515 2,466 2,800
Gilan-e Gharb (city) 19,431 20,922 22,331
Gowavar District 19,023 18,170 16,333
Gowavar RD 8,699 7,917 6,801
Heydariyeh RD 7,890 7,395 6,619
Sarmast (city) 2,434 2,858 2,913
Total 60,671 62,858 57,007
RD: Rural District

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (13 July 2023). "Gilan-e Gharb County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "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. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Kurdpa News[dead link]
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.