Kohgiluyeh County
Persian: شهرستان کهگیلویه
County
Location of Kohgiluyeh County in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province
Location of Kohgiluyeh County in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province
Location of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province in Iran
Location of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province in Iran
Coordinates: 31°01′N 50°28′E / 31.017°N 50.467°E / 31.017; 50.467[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceKohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad
CapitalDehdasht
DistrictsCentral, Charusa, Dishmok, Suq
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total131,351
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Kohgiluyeh County (Persian: شهرستان کهگیلویه) is in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, in southwestern Iran. Its capital is the city of Dehdasht.[3]

At the 2006 census, the county's population was 189,939 in 36,038 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 153,695 people in 33,589 households, by which time Charam District and Sarfaryab District had been separated from the county in the establishment of Charam County.[5]

At the 2016 census, the county's population was 131,351 in 32,457 households,[2] when Landeh District had been separated from the county in the establishment of Landeh County.[6] Additionally, Rak Rural District, Tayebi-ye Garmsiri-ye Jonubi Rural District, and the city of Suq had been separated from the Central District in the establishment of Suq District.[7]

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Kohgiluyeh County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows four districts, 10 rural districts, and four cities.[2]

Kohgiluyeh County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006[4] 2011[5] 2016[2]
Central District 90,244 95,543 82,168
Dehdasht-e Gharbi RD 9,118 9,129 8,826
Dehdasht-e Sharqi RD 12,273 12,863 12,277
Doshman Ziari RD 6,405 5,037 4,029
Rak RD 5,130 5,132
Tayebi-ye Garmsiri-ye Jonubi RD 1,433 1,110
Dehdasht (city) 49,995 56,279 57,036
Suq (city) 5,890 5,993
Charam District1 24,989
Alqchin RD 5,775
Charam RD 7,234
Charam (city) 11,980
Charusa District 21,660 17,943 16,553
Tayebi-ye Sarhadi-ye Gharbi RD 9,993 8,115 7,449
Tayebi-ye Sarhadi-ye Sharqi RD 9,063 6,266 5,835
Qaleh Raisi (city) 2,604 3,562 3,269
Dishmok District 20,646 18,744 20,746
Ajam RD 706 84 401
Bahmayi-ye Sarhadi-ye Gharbi RD 7,539 6,553 6,650
Bahmayi-ye Sarhadi-ye Sharqi RD 8,348 7,232 7,904
Dishmok (city) 4,053 4,875 5,791
Landeh District2 21,151 21,367
Olya Tayeb RD 3,253 2,144
Tayebi-ye Garmsiri-ye Shomali RD 7,358 7,553
Landeh (city) 10,540 11,670
Sarfaryab District1 11,249
Poshteh-ye Zilayi RD 4,217
Sarfaryab RD 7,032
Suq District 11,655
Rak RD 4,366
Tayebi-ye Garmsiri-ye Jonubi RD 851
Suq (city) 6,438
Total 189,939 153,695 131,351
RD: Rural District
1Became a part of Charam County
2Became a part of Landeh County[6]
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References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (14 August 2023). "Kohgiluyeh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 14 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. 17. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the units of the national divisions of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, centered in the city of Yasuj". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 17. 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. 17. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammadreza (29 September 2013). "Carrying out country divisions in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 14 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  7. ^ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (19 July 2013). "Carrying out country divisions in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.


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