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Kohgiluyeh County

Kohgiluyeh County (Persian: شهرستان کهگیلویه) is in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, in southwestern Iran. Its capital is the city of Dehdasht.

History

After the 2006 National Census, Charam District and Sarfaryab District were separated from the county in the establishment of Charam County.

After the 2011 census, Landeh District was separated from the county in the establishment of Landeh County. Additionally, Rak Rural District, Tayebi-ye Garmsiri-ye Jonubi Rural District, and the city of Suq were separated from the Central District to form Suq District.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 189,939 in 36,038 households. The following census in 2011 counted 153,695 people in 33,589 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 131,351 in 32,457 households.

Administrative divisions

Kohgiluyeh County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Kohgiluyeh County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006 2011 2016
Central District 90,244 95,543 82,168
Dehdasht-e Gharbi RD 9,118 9,129 8,826
Dehdasht-e Sharqi RD 12,273 12,863 12,277
Doshman Ziari RD 6,405 5,037 4,029
Rak RD 5,130 5,132
Tayebi-ye Garmsiri-ye Jonubi RD 1,433 1,110
Dehdasht (city) 49,995 56,279 57,036
Suq (city) 5,890 5,993
Charam District 24,989
Alqchin RD 5,775
Charam RD 7,234
Charam (city) 11,980
Charusa District 21,660 17,943 16,553
Tayebi-ye Sarhadi-ye Gharbi RD 9,993 8,115 7,449
Tayebi-ye Sarhadi-ye Sharqi RD 9,063 6,266 5,835
Qaleh Raisi (city) 2,604 3,562 3,269
Dishmuk District 20,646 18,744 20,746
Ajam RD 706 84 401
Bahmayi-ye Sarhadi-ye Gharbi RD 7,539 6,553 6,650
Bahmayi-ye Sarhadi-ye Sharqi RD 8,348 7,232 7,904
Dishmuk (city) 4,053 4,875 5,791
Landeh District 21,151 21,367
Olya Tayeb RD 3,253 2,144
Tayebi-ye Garmsiri-ye Shomali RD 7,358 7,553
Landeh (city) 10,540 11,670
Sarfaryab District 11,249
Poshteh-ye Zilayi RD 4,217
Sarfaryab RD 7,032
Suq District 11,655
Rak RD 4,366
Tayebi-ye Garmsiri-ye Jonubi RD 851
Suq (city) 6,438
Total 189,939 153,695 131,351
RD = Rural District

See also

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