Dehgolan County

Dehgolan County (Persian: شهرستان دهگلان; Kurdish: Dêgûlan) is in Kurdistan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Dehgolan.

For the city, see Dehgolan. For the village in Hamadan province, see Deh Golan.

Dehgolan County
Persian: شهرستان دهگلان
County
Location of Dehgolan County in Kurdistan province
Location of Dehgolan County in Kurdistan province
Location of Kurdistan province in Iran
Location of Kurdistan province in Iran
Coordinates: 35°19′15″N 47°21′00″E[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceKurdistan
CapitalDehgolan
DistrictsCentral, Bolbanabad
Area
 • Total1,235 km2 (477 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total64,015
 • Density52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, the region's population (as the former Yeylan District of Ghorveh County) was 58,502 in 13,780 households.[2] The following census in 2011 counted 62,844 people in 17,150 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county to form Dehgolan County.[3] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 64,015 in 19,388 households.[4]

Administrative divisions

The population history and structural changes of Dehgolan County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, five rural districts, and two cities.[4]

Dehgolan County Population1
Administrative Divisions2006[2]2011[3]2016[4]
Central District41,64743,27045,221
Howmeh-ye Dehgolan Rural District7,0467,0807,054
Quri Chay Rural District8,2067,7597,574
Yeylan-e Shomali Rural District6,1695,3574,601
Dehgolan (city)20,22623,07425,992
Bolbanabad District16,85519,57418,794
Sis Rural District6,6436,347
Yeylan-e Jonubi Rural District16,8559,7249,254
Bolbanabad (city)3,2073,193
Total58,50262,84464,015
1As a part of Ghorveh County at the 2006 census
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References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (17 August 2023). "Dehgolan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  2. "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.
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 12. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. "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.
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