Qorveh County | |
Native Name: | fa|شهرستان قروه |
Settlement Type: | County |
Image Map1: | IranKurdistan-SVG.svg |
Map Caption1: | Location of Kurdistan province in Iran |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Iran |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Kurdistan |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Qorveh |
Parts Type: | Districts |
Parts Style: | para |
P1: | Central |
P2: | Chaharduli |
P3: | Delbaran |
P4: | Serishabad |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Total: | 140192 |
Coordinates: | 35.2667°N 95°W |
Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
Timezone: | IRST |
Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Qorveh County (fa|شهرستان قروه) is in Kurdistan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Qorveh.[2]
After the 2006 National Census, Yeylan District was separated from the county in the establishment of Dehgolan County, which was divided into two districts and five rural districts, with the city of Dehgolan as its capital.[3]
After the 2011 census, Delbaran Rural District and the city of Delbaran were separated from the Central District in the formation of Delbaran District, which was divided into two rural districts, including the new Malujeh Rural District. After the 2016 census, the village of Malujeh was elevated to the status of a city.[4]
At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 196,972 in 47,214 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 136,961 people in 38,161 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 140,192 in 42,905 households.[7]
Qorveh County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
Administrative Divisions | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Central District | 99,558 | 99,607 | 92,287 | |
7,931 | 4,308 | 6,032 | ||
Delbaran RD | 7,965 | 8,283 | ||
6,762 | 3,484 | 3,336 | ||
4,954 | 5,224 | 4,643 | ||
Delbaran (city) | 6,104 | 7,076 | ||
Qorveh (city) | 65,842 | 71,232 | 78,276 | |
Chaharduli District | 18,649 | 18,118 | 16,395 | |
8,164 | 8,048 | 7,614 | ||
8,193 | 7,780 | 6,562 | ||
Dezej (city) | 2,292 | 2,290 | 2,219 | |
Delbaran District | 13,793 | |||
1,600 | ||||
5,480 | ||||
Delbaran (city) | 6,713 | |||
Malujeh (city) | ||||
Serishabad District | 20,263 | 19,236 | 17,717 | |
3,961 | 3,082 | 2,153 | ||
5,421 | 5,151 | 4,865 | ||
4,318 | 3,809 | 3,503 | ||
Serishabad (city) | 6,563 | 7,194 | 7,196 | |
Yeylan District | 58,502 | |||
7,046 | ||||
8,206 | ||||
16,855 | ||||
6,169 | ||||
Dehgolan (city) | 20,226 | |||
Total | 196,972 | 136,961 | 140,192 | |