Gorgin, Kurdistan

For the administrative division, see Gorgin Rural District. For other places with a similar name, see Gorgin.

Gorgin Persian: گرگين
Village
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Coordinates: 36°13′59″N 47°52′59″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Kurdistan
County	Bijar
District	Korani
Rural District	Gorgin
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	231
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Gorgin (Persian: گرگين)[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Gorgin Rural District of Korani District, Bijar County, Kurdistan province, Iran.[4]

Demographics

Ethnicity

The village is populated by Azerbaijanis.[5]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 272 in 72 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 247 people in 74 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 231 people in 81 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Gorgīn[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (27 December 2024). "Gorgin, Bijar County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 27 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. Gorgin can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3795525" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Mousavi, Mirhossein (c. 2013) [Approved 18 May 1366]. Creation and formation of 11 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Bijar County under Kurdistan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 2214.5.53. Archived from the original on 28 April 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2024 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users.
5. Mohammadirad, Masoud; Anonby, Erik; et al. "Language distribution in Kordestan Province, Iran". Atlas of the languages of Iran (ALI). Geomatics and Cartographic Research Centre, Carleton University. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023.
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.