Central District (Kangavar County)

Central District (Kangavar County) Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان کنگاور
District
Central District (Kangavar County)
Coordinates: 34°27′N 47°56′E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Kermanshah
County	Kangavar
Capital	Kangavar
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	75,443
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

The Central District of Kangavar County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان کنگاور) is in Kermanshah province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Kangavar.[3]

History

After the 2006 National Census, the village of Gowdin was elevated to the status of a city.[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the district's population was 80,215 in 19,825 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 80,845 people in 22,649 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 75,443 inhabitants in 23,071 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

Central District (Kangavar County) Population

Administrative Divisions	2006[5]	2011[6]	2016[2]
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	80,845	81,051	75,443
RD = Rural District

See also

Iran portal

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (11 December 2024). "Central District (Kangavar County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 11 December 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Kermanshah Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Habibi, Hassan (19 November 2013) [Approved 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. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 3233.1.5.53; Letter 93808/907; Notification 82832/T122K. Archived from the original on 6 February 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2024 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of Farabi Mobile Library.
4. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (7 July 2018). "Gowdin city was added to the map of country divisions". dolat.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 28 June 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2024 – via Secretariat of the Government Information Council.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Kermanshah 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.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Kermanshah Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.