Marivan County

County in Kurdistan province, Iran

Not to be confused with Maragheh County, Marand County, Maraveh Tappeh County, or Margown County.

For the city, see Marivan.

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County in Kurdistan, Iran

Marivan County

Persian: شهرستان مریوان

County

Location of Marivan County in Kurdistan province (left, yellow)

Location of Kurdistan province in Iran

Coordinates: 35°36′N 46°21′E﻿ / ﻿35.600°N 46.350°E﻿ / 35.600; 46.350[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)[a] is in Kurdistan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Marivan.[3]

## History

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Until 1958 the county was known as Marivan District, an administrative division of Sanandaj County. At that time, Kalatrazan District, Sarvabad County, and Sarshiv District were parts of Marivan District.

After the 2006 National Census, the village of Kani Dinar was elevated to the status of a city.[4] After the 2011 census, the village of Bardeh Rasheh rose to city status as well.[5]

## Demographics

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### Population

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At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 150,926 in 35,498 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 168,774 people in 44,258 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 195,263 in 55,603 households. Of these, 151,188 lived in urban centers while 44,075 lived in rural regions; 99,956 were male and 95,307 were female.[2]

### Administrative divisions

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

Marivan County Population  Administrative Divisions | 2006[6] | 2011[7] | 2016[2]

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Central District | 128,445 | 148,324 | 176,450
Kumasi RD | 4,655 | 3,586 | 2,972
Sarkal RD | 22,745 | 13,086 | 13,937
Zarivar RD | 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 RD | 11,849 | 11,411 | 9,868
Bardeh Rasheh (city) |  |  | 1,020
Sarshiv District | 10,632 | 9,039 | 7,924
Gol-e Cheydar RD | 4,878 | 4,421 | 3,593
Sarshiv RD | 5,321 | 4,434 | 3,876
Chenareh (city) | 433 | 184 | 455
Total | 150,926 | 168,774 | 195,263
RD = Rural District

## Geography

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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.

## See also

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Media related to Marivan County at Wikimedia Commons

## Notes

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1. ^ Kurdish: شارستانی مەریوان

## References

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1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (28 December 2024). "Marivan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 28 December 2024.
2. ^ a b c Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Kurdistan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 8 May 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. ^ Habibi, Hassan (2 November 2017) [Approved 21 June 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Kurdistan province, centered in the city of Sanandaj. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 3233.1.5.53; Letter 907-93808; Notification 83352/T130K. Archived from the original on 23 October 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
4. ^ Davodi, Parviz (10 March 1388). The government's agreement with three changes in the national divisions of Razavi Khorasan and Kurdistan. Ministry of Interior (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
5. ^ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2024) [Approved 8 December 1389]. Approval letter regarding the transformation of Uraman Takht village, the center of Uraman District of Sarvabad County in Kurdistan province, into a city. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Proposal 156939/42/1; Letter 158802/T38854H; Notification 8527/T31731K. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
6. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Kurdistan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
7. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Kurdistan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.

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* t
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Kurdistan province, Iran

Capital|

* Sanandaj

Counties and cities|

| Baneh County|

* Baneh
* Armardeh
* Buin-e Sofla
* Kani Sur

|

Bijar County|

* Bijar
* Babarashani
* Yasukand

Dehgolan County|

* Dehgolan
* Bolbanabad

Divandarreh County|

* Divandarreh
* Zarrineh

Kamyaran County|

* Kamyaran
* Muchesh

Marivan County|

* Marivan
* Chenareh
* Kani Dinar

Qorveh County|

* Qorveh
* Delbaran
* Dezej
* Serishabad

Sanandaj County|

* Sanandaj
* Shuyesheh

Saqqez County|

* Saqqez
* Saheb
* Santeh

Sarvabad County|

* Sarvabad

Sights|

* Abidar
* Zarivar Lake
* Hawraman
* Pir Shalyar
* Old bazaars of Sanandaj
* Hajar Khatoon Mosque
* Garden of ayatollah Mardokh
* Baba Gurgur's mausoleum
* Mount Chlchama
* Lake of Vahdat dam (Sanandaj)
* Tengiwer inscription of Sargon II(Kamyaran)
* Garus ancient city
* Ahmadzadeh house
* House of Kurds (Asef's house)
* Khosroabad building
* Karaftu
* Bazaar of Saqqez
* Domenareh Mosque
* Haj Saleh Hammam
* Ziwiyeh
* Sakez
* Grand mosque of Sanandaj(Dar-al ehsan)
* Avihang mosque
* Historic Quran of Negel
* Sanandaj museum of natural history
* Sanandaj museum
* Hajij

populated places|

* List of cities, towns and villages in Kurdistan Province

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Marivan County

Capital|

* Marivan

Districts|

| Central|

| Cities|

* Kani Dinar
* Marivan

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Rural Districts
and villages|

| Kumasi|

* Bardeh Sefid
* Belcheh Sur
* Bid Darreh
* Chuin
* Galan
* Geleyeh
* Halizabad
* Hang-e Zhaleh
* Kureh Darreh
* Lavisan
* Mamuleh
* Mulinan
* Neyzal
* Pir Khezran
* Shahidar
* Surkul
* Vanineh-ye Olya
* Vanineh-ye Sofla
* Varu

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Sarkal|

* Asrabad-e Tazeh
* Balek
* Bar Qaleh
* Bileh
* Chavak
* Chur
* Dargah-e Sheykhan
* Dari
* Darzian
* Gweza Kwera
* Hasan Owleh
* Kaleh Yunjeh
* Kani Kuzaleh
* Kheyrabad
* Lenjabad
* Mereg
* Musek
* Naneh
* Neshkash
* Nezhmar
* Pileh
* Rasheh Deh
* Rikhalan
* Salasi Olya
* Salasi Sofla
* Sar Nezhmar
* Sarkal
* Shahrak-e Hejrat
* Sharani
* Sheykheh Kureh
* Tazehabad
* Tutun Darreh
* Vasneh

Zarivar|

* Ahmadabad
* Darreh Tefi
* Kal-e Olya
* Kal-e Sofla
* Kalkeh Jan
* Kani Sanan
* Kulan
* Ney
* Askol-e Sofla
* Sad-e Zarivar
* Sianav
* Veyseh
* Volahzhir

Khav and
Mirabad|

| Cities|

* none

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Rural Districts
and villages|

| Khav and
Mirabad|

* Anjiran
* Asenabad
* Bardeh Rasheh
* Bashmaq
* Bayveh
* Benav Cheleh
* Bilu
* Darreh Varan
* Gagal
* Haneh Sheykhan
* Jashniabad
* Kahrizeh
* Kani Miran
* Kani Sefid
* Khanom Kan
* Khanom Sheykhan
* Khav
* Kikan
* Maraneh
* Mirabad
* Mirgah-e Derizh
* Mohammadeh
* Nachi
* Pir Safa
* Qolqoleh
* Sadabad
* Sardush
* Savji
* Seyf-e Olya
* Seyf-e Sofla
* Sharegeh
* Yangijeh

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Sarshiv|

| Cities|

* Chenareh

|

Rural Districts
and villages|

| Gol-e Cheydar|

* Ali Hamadan
* Baba
* Bidarashan
* Chavelkan-e Vazir
* Darreh-ye Hard
* Deh Bonyad
* Gol-e Cheydar
* Guricheh
* Hasan Qareh
* Jalileh
* Janvareh-ye Khvarag
* Kaku Zakaria
* Midul
* Pelyandar
* Polureh
* Qaderabad
* Qatavand
* Sad va Soleyman
* Shaneshin
* Sheykh Attar
* Sheykh Sharbati
* Sivar
* Sufi Baleh
* Tazehabad Sufi Baleh
* Teynal
* Val

|

Sarshiv|

* Agjeh
* Baghan
* Balkar
* Bardeh Rash-e Kuchek
* Chali Sur
* Darreh Panbehdan
* Do Palureh
* Doveyseh
* Gavileh
* Geleh
* Gili Karan
* Gomareh Lang
* Gugjeh
* Isavli
* Kani Tamar Khan
* Kulit-e Hoseynabad
* Masidar-e Sofla
* Qamishaleh
* Qomchian
* Shahsavar
* Toraq Tappeh
* Tut Sorkhan
* Vileh
* Voshkalan
* Zoviran

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