Gowdin
Persian: گودين | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 34°30′27″N 48°04′45″E / 34.50750°N 48.07917°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Kermanshah |
County | Kangavar |
District | Central |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 2,629 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Gowdin (Persian: گودين), also Romanized as Gowdīn and Gāvdīn,[3] is a city in the Central District of Kangavar County, Kermanshah province, Iran, serving as the administrative center for Gowdin Rural District.[4]
At the 2006 census, its population was 3,200 in 867 households, when it was a village in Gowdin Rural District.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 3,068 people in 921 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 2,629 people in 835 households,[2] by which time the village had been elevated to the status of a city.[7]