Marivan County

Coordinates: 35°36′N 46°21′E / 35.600°N 46.350°E / 35.600; 46.350
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Marivan County
Persian: شهرستان مریوان
County
Location of Marivan County in Kurdistan province (left, yellow)
Location of Marivan County in Kurdistan province (left, yellow)
Location of Kurdistan province in Iran
Location of Kurdistan province in Iran
Coordinates: 35°36′N 46°21′E / 35.600°N 46.350°E / 35.600; 46.350[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceKurdistan
CapitalMarivan
DistrictsCentral, Khav and Mirabad, Sarshiv
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total195,263
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Marivan County (Persian: شهرستان مریوان, Kurdish: شارستانی مەریوان) is in Kurdistan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Marivan.[3] Marivan County is bordered by Saqqez County to the north, Sanandaj County to the east and southeast, Paveh County to the south, and Iraq to the west and northwest.

At the 2006 census, the county's population was 150,926 in 35,498 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 168,774 people in 44,258 households.[5] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 195,263 in 55,603 households. Of these, 151,188 lived in urban centres while 44,075 lived in rural regions; 99,956 were male and 95,307 were female.[2]

Administrative divisions[edit]

Until 1958 the county was known as Marivan District and was one of the districts of Sanandaj County. At that time, Kalatrazan District, Sarvabad County, and Sarshiv District were parts of Marivan District.

The population history and structural changes of Marivan County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows three districts, six rural districts, and four cities.[2]

Marivan County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[4] 2011[5] 2016[2]
Central District 128,445 148,324 176,450
Kumasi RD 4,655 3,586 2,972
Sarkal RD 22,745 13,086 13,937
Zarivar RD 9,381 9,773 9,828
Kani Dinar (city) 11,415 13,059
Marivan (city) 91,664 110,464 136,654
Khav and Mirabad District 11,849 11,411 10,888
Khav and Mirabad RD 11,849 11,411 9,868
Bardeh Rasheh (city) 1,020
Sarshiv District 10,632 9,039 7,924
Gol-e Cheydar RD 4,878 4,421 3,593
Sarshiv RD 5,321 4,434 3,876
Chenareh (city) 433 184 455
Total 150,926 168,774 195,263
RD: Rural District

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (19 August 2023). "Marivan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 12. Archived from the original (Excel) on 8 May 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 Kurdistan province, centered in the city of Sanandaj". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 23 October 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 12. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 12. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.