Guran Rural District

Guran Rural District (Persian: دهستان گوران), formerly Holeylan Rural District (Persian: دهستان هُلِيلان), is in the Central District of Holeylan County, Ilam province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Shiravand.[3]

Guran Rural District
Persian: دهستان گوران
Guran Rural District is located in Iran
Guran Rural District
Guran Rural District
Guran Rural District is located in Ilam Province
Guran Rural District
Guran Rural District
Coordinates: 33°46′10″N 47°04′06″E[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceIlam
CountyHoleylan
DistrictCentral
CapitalShiravand
Population
 (2016)[2]
  Total10,634
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the National Census of 2006, its population (as Holeylan Rural District of the former Holeylan District of Chardavol County) was 12,069 in 2,422 households.[4] There were 10,791 inhabitants in 2,731 households at the following census of 2011.[5] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 10,634 in 2,989 households. The largest of its 36 villages was Kahreh, with 1,600 people.[2]

In 2020, the district was separated from the county, elevated to the status of Holeylan County, and divided into two districts, each with two rural districts. Holeylan Rural District was renamed Guran Rural District, and the city of Towhid was designated the capital of the new county.[3][6][7]

References

  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (6 June 2023). "Guran Rural District (Holeylan County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 16. Archived from the original (Excel) on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. Janhangiri, Ishaq (26 January 2018). "Approval letter regarding the country divisions of Ilam province". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 16 January 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  4. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 16. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 16. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. "Governor of Ilam: Holeylan District was upgraded to a county". Islamic Republic News Agency (in Persian). 8 January 2018. Archived from the original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  7. "Approval letter regarding the country divisions of Ilam province". RRK (in Persian). 8 January 2020. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2023.



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