Marivan County
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Marivan County is a county
in Kordestan Province in Iran
. The capital of the county is Marivan
. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 150,926, in 35,498 families. The county is subdivided into three districts: the Central District
, Khavumyrabad District
, and Sarshiv District
. The county has three cities: Marivan
, Kani Dinar
, and Chenareh
.
Counties of Iran
The provinces of Iran further subdivided into counties called shahrestan , an area inside an ostan, and consists of a city centre, few bakhsh and many villages around them. There are usually a few cities and rural agglomerations in each county. Rural agglomerations are a collection of a number...
in Kordestan Province in Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. The capital of the county is Marivan
Marivan
Marivan also known as Qal‘eh-ye Marīvān - "Fort Marivan"; formerly, Dez Shahpur , also Romanized as Dezh Shāhpūr and Dezh Shapoor) is a city in and capital of Marivan County, Kurdistan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 91,664, in 22,440 families...
. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 150,926, in 35,498 families. The county is subdivided into three districts: the Central District
Central District (Marivan County)
The Central District of Marivan County is a district in Marivan County, Kurdistan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 128,445, in 30,732 families. The District has one city: Marivan....
, Khavumyrabad District
Khavumyrabad District
Khavumyrabad District is a district in Marivan County, Kurdistan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 11,849, in 2,513 families. The District is entirely rural....
, and Sarshiv District
Sarshiv District (Marivan County)
Sarshiv District is a district in Marivan County, Kurdistan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 10,632, in 2,253 families. The District has one city: Chenareh....
. The county has three cities: Marivan
Marivan
Marivan also known as Qal‘eh-ye Marīvān - "Fort Marivan"; formerly, Dez Shahpur , also Romanized as Dezh Shāhpūr and Dezh Shapoor) is a city in and capital of Marivan County, Kurdistan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 91,664, in 22,440 families...
, Kani Dinar
Kani Dinar
Kani Dinar is a city in the Central District of Marivan County, Kurdistan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 5,127, in 1,232 families....
, and Chenareh
Chenareh
Chenareh is a city in and capital of Sarshiv District, in Marivan County, Kurdistan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 433, in 101 families....
.