Avihang

Avihang Persian: اويهنگ
Village
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Coordinates: 35°15′25″N 46°40′48″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Kurdistan
County	Sanandaj
District	Kalatrazan
Rural District	Zhavarud-e Gharbi
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	1,372
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Avihang (Persian: اويهنگ)[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Zhavarud-e Gharbi Rural District[4] of Kalatrazan District, Sanandaj County, Kurdistan province, Iran.

Demographics

Ethnicity

The village is populated by Kurds.[5]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,886 in 497 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 1,563 people in 484 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,372 people in 432 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Āvīhang and Avīhang; also known as Āb-i-Hang[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (28 December 2024). "Avihang, Sanandaj County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 28 December 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Kurdistan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 8 May 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Avihang can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3054076" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Mousavi, Mirhossein (14 September 1394) [Approved 18 May 1366]. Creation and formation of 12 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Marivan County under Kurdistan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 1407.1.5.53. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
5. "Language distribution: Kordestan Province". Iran Atlas. 2015. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Kurdistan 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.
7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Kurdistan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.