Gilan-e Gharb County

Gilan-e Gharb County

Persian: شهرستان گیلان غرب
Gilan-e Gharb County Persian: شهرستان گیلان غرب
County
	Location of Gilan-e Gharb County in Kermanshah province (left, purple)
	Location of Kermanshah province in Iran
	Coordinates: 34°08′N 46°10′E / 34.133°N 46.167°E
Country	Iran
Province	Kermanshah
Capital	Gilan-e Gharb
Districts	Central, Gowavar
Population (2016)
• Total	57,007
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Gilan-e Gharb County (Persian: شهرستان گیلان غرب)^[a] is in Kermanshah province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Gilan-e Gharb.^[3] People in Gilan-e Gharb speak Kurdish (Kalhori).^[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National 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] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 57,007 in 16,570 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Gilan-e Gharb County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

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

Notes

^ Also Romanized as Gellan (Kurdish: گێڵان and گیەڵان)

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (13 July 2023). "Gilan-e Gharb County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 13 July 2023.
^ ^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.
^ 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.
^ Kurdpa News ^{[dead link‍]}
^ ^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.
^ ^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.

[3] Also Romanized as Gellan (Kurdish: گێڵان and گیەڵان)

[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (13 July 2023). "Gilan-e Gharb County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 13 July 2023.

[2016_census-2] "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.

[Kermanshah_Structure-4] 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.

[5] Kurdpa News ^{[dead link‍]}

[2006_census-6] "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.

[2011_census-7] "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.

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