Bijar County
Bijar County
Persian: شهرستان بیجار | |
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.svg) Location of Bijar County in Kurdistan province (right, yellow) | |
 Location of Kurdistan province in Iran | |
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| Country | Iran |
| Province | Kurdistan |
| Capital | Bijar |
| Districts | Central, Chang Almas, Korani |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 89,162 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
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Bijar County (Persian: شهرستان بیجار)[a] is in Kurdistan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bijar.[3]
History
[edit | edit source]After the 2011 National Census, the villages of Pir Taj and Tup Aghaj were elevated to city status.[4]
Demographics
[edit | edit source]Language and ethnicity
[edit | edit source]The people of the county are Kurds and speak Kurdish.[citation needed]
Population
[edit | edit source]At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 95,461 in 23,614 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 93,714 people in 26,068 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 89,162 in 27,759 households.[2]
Administrative divisions
[edit | edit source]Bijar County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
| Administrative Divisions | 2006[5] | 2011[6] | 2016[2] |
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| Central District | 66,833 | 66,962 | 65,888 |
| Howmeh RD | 4,081 | 3,817 | 3,352 |
| Khvor Khvoreh RD | 4,622 | 3,922 | 3,462 |
| Najafabad RD | 3,455 | 3,145 | 2,724 |
| Seylatan RD | 4,828 | 4,861 | 1,932 |
| Siyah Mansur RD | 3,691 | 3,291 | 2,759 |
| Bijar (city) | 46,156 | 47,926 | 50,014 |
| Tup Aghaj (city) | 1,645 | ||
| Chang Almas District | 14,357 | 13,137 | 10,737 |
| Babarashani RD | 3,178 | 2,886 | 2,050 |
| Khosrowabad RD | 4,319 | 3,741 | 3,134 |
| Pir Taj RD | 6,379 | 5,937 | 3,845 |
| Babarashani (city) | 481 | 573 | 509 |
| Pir Taj (city) | 1,199 | ||
| Korani District | 14,271 | 13,615 | 12,537 |
| Gorgin RD | 2,447 | 2,065 | 1,997 |
| Korani RD | 4,775 | 4,463 | 3,913 |
| Taghamin RD | 3,781 | 3,303 | 3,137 |
| Yasukand (city) | 3,268 | 3,784 | 3,490 |
| Total | 95,461 | 93,714 | 89,162 |
| RD = Rural District | |||
Places of interest
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The following is a list of notable places om Bijar County:
- Qomchoqay Castle — a historical castle dating back to the 3rd millennium BC
See also
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Notes
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