Marivan County

Marivan County

Persian: شهرستان مریوان
Marivan County Persian: شهرستان مریوان
County
	Location of Marivan County in Kurdistan province
	Location of Kurdistan province in Iran
	Coordinates: 35°36′N 46°21′E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Kurdistan
Capital	Marivan
Districts	Central, Khav and Mirabad, Sarshiv
Population (2016)[2]
• Total	195,263
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Marivan County (Persian: شهرستان مریوان, Kurdish: شارستانی مەریوان) is in Kurdistan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Marivan. Marivan County is bordered by Saqqez County to the north, Sanandaj County to the east and southeast, Paveh County to the south, and Iraq to the west and northwest.

At the 2006 census, the county's population was 150,926 in 35,498 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 168,774 people in 44,258 households.[4] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 195,263 in 55,603 households. Of these, 151,188 lived in urban centres while 44,075 lived in rural regions; 99,956 were male and 95,307 were female. The county is the third most populous in Kurdistan province.[2]

Administrative divisions

Until 1958 the county was known as Marivan District and was one of the districts of Sanandaj County. At that time, Kalatrazan District, Sarvabad County, and Sarshiv District were parts of Marivan District. The population history and structural changes of Marivan County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows three districts, six rural districts, and four cities.[2]

Marivan County Population
Administrative Divisions	2006[3]	2011[4]	2016[2]
Central District	128,445	148,324	176,450
Kumasi Rural District	4,655	3,586	2,972
Sarkal Rural District	22,745	13,086	13,937
Zarivar Rural District	9,381	9,773	9,828
Kani Dinar (city)		11,415	13,059
Marivan (city)	91,664	110,464	136,654
Khav and Mirabad District	11,849	11,411	10,888
Khav and Mirabad Rural District	11,849	11,411	9,868
Bardeh Rasheh (city)			1,020
Sarshiv District	10,632	9,039	7,924
Gol-e Cheydar Rural District	4,878	4,421	3,593
Sarshiv Rural District	5,321	4,434	3,876
Chenareh (city)	433	184	455
Total	150,926	168,774	195,263

References

OpenStreetMap contributors (19 August 2023). "Marivan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
"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.
"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.
"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.

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[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (19 August 2023). "Marivan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 19 August 2023.

[2016_census-2] "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.

[2006_census-3] "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.

[2011_census-4] "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.